He Speaks, She Speaks

A gender communication specialist unravels the mystery of how men and women communicate.

Audrey Nelson Ph.D.

Why Is #WeHaveHerBack Necessary and Is It Going to Get Ugly?

As a society, we are still in the throes of racist and sexist attacks on women of color.

Should Women Run the World?

Can you make the argument that women are more naturally inclined toward patience and know the benefit of collective wisdom through listening and watching?

Equality: When Will It Come?

The World Economic Forum recently projected that it would take 208 years to close significant gender gaps in the United States.

Case Study of an Androgynous Leadership Style During Crisis

How Gina Raimondo handled the pandemic.

How Women and Men React to COVID-19

Past research has revealed men will wait to make doctor appointments, and more women go to the doctor. Sometimes it is difficult for men to admit vulnerability.

It’s an Emergency: Who Steps Up?

A sex-role stereotype: Women are perceived as worriers.

Who Needs Fixing, Men or Women?

“Is this another book on how women need to fix themselves and change to accommodate men?”

Boys to Men

American workplace research indicates that these conventional scripts are played out in the form of bullying and harassment.

What Matters for Women at Work?

Women have been told to “lean in,” but many women have leaned in until they fell over.

What Matters for Women at Work? Relationships at Work

It is common for women to refuse to transfer to another department because of the bond they have with their peers.

What Matters for Women at Work? Family Leave

The workforce will continue to evolve and employees will demand company perks that better align with their lifestyle and gender equity.

What Matters for Women at Work: Past and Present

Women now hold more college degrees than men including advanced degrees. They also graduate with high GPAs.

Why Are Women Still Left Out on the Handshake?

Both men and women will shake a woman’s hand with the “limp fish,” differential and preferential treatment that conveys one believes she is frail.

Is There Such a Thing as a Power Touch?

Touch carries unspoken authority “that goes right to the emotional centers of the brain and for that time period where touch is on it makes that person feel a little submissive."

Gender Rules for Appropriate Workplace Touching

Touch is an inherently ambiguous form of nonverbal communication. It can’t be separated from its context or from the words or the other nonverbal cues that accompany it.

Reach Out and Touch Someone: Is It a Gender Thing?

Touch is often considered the single-most influential non-verbal variable to impact the tone of an interaction.

Ambition: Femininity and Climbing the Ladder of Success

Women need to ignite their inner ambitions and grab their entitled leadership roles.

Follow the Leader: Authority

The key underlying notion is reflective of traditional sex roles, which are restrictive of both women and men.

Wipe That Smile Off Your Face: Affability

Why is the face so important? Of course, we communicate from the neck down, but the majority of meaning and the richest source of nonverbal data come from the face.

Have Women Leaned In Until They've Fallen Over?

Women have been told to “lean in,” but many women have leaned in until they fell over.

Women, Conflict and Mixed Messages

A woman’s role is to be the peacemaker, master negotiator, placater, office mom and smoother of all ripples of conflict at work and home.

Self-Presentation, Animated Energy, and Charisma

Charisma is a key point in credibility: You can’t persuade people if they don’t think you’re credible.

He Feels, She Feels: What Different Things They Express

The age old question comes up: Are women more emotional than men?

How Unconscious Bias Impacts Women and Men

Implicit bias, also known as unconscious bias, is the act of judging people based on our unconscious thoughts, beliefs, or feelings.

Anger, Men and Women: Same Emotion, Different Expression

Women may have to be coached or given permission that it is “safe” to express anger without jeopardizing their femininity and relationships.

Is It Time For A SHE-FO?

Organizations with the strongest cultural and financial performance also have the highest proportion of women on their executive boards.

A Call for Women in Leadership

Women have been told to “lean in,” but many women have leaned in until they fell over.

What Were They Thinking? Men, Women and Sexual Harassment

The majority of sexual harassment (approximately 90%) is reported by women against men. However, we know that men can harass men, women can harass men and women can harass women.

The Nonverbal Communication Gender Gap

Although men are the champions of nonverbal credibility and power, they are poor readers and senders of nonverbal cues.

Men, Power and Nonverbal Cues

Today males (and white males, at that) still hold the majority of “power” positions (CEOs, company or board presidents) at Fortune 500 companies.

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