Male executives need to stop spitting the dummy when women get promoted on merit: letter

By Nassim Khadem
Updated August 25 2016 - 6:08am, first published August 24 2016 - 2:49pm
President of Chief Executive Women Diane Smith-Gander said companies were devaluing merit. Photo: Steven Siewert
President of Chief Executive Women Diane Smith-Gander said companies were devaluing merit. Photo: Steven Siewert
"It's really important to get it right because we are competing against other companies and we want the best people in the roles," Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says. Photo: Jessica Hromas
"It's really important to get it right because we are competing against other companies and we want the best people in the roles," Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says. Photo: Jessica Hromas
"There is either bias or constraints to natural merit," Chief of Army, Lieutenant-General Angus Campbell says. Photo: Brendan Esposito
"There is either bias or constraints to natural merit," Chief of Army, Lieutenant-General Angus Campbell says. Photo: Brendan Esposito

Senior men in Australian business were twice as likely to rank other men over women as effective problem-solvers, despite believing that women were as capable as men in delivering outcomes.

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