Women's Biz Magazine
It’s A Man’s World… Or Is It? By Emily Rogers
F WHY DO WOMEN CONTINUE TO COMPARE THEIR CAREER PATH TO MEN, WHEN VERY FEW WOMEN ACTUALLY HAVE A COMPARABLE JOURNEY? 28 | WOMENSBIZGLOBAL.COM
or men, the path is commonly a linear trajectory - they work in a role, get a promotion, work in that role, get another promotion and so on. It looks rather simple, natural and linear. In most cases, the next step is obvious, clear and over time it will happen.
The Path of Men
The journey for women tends to be more of a rather messy, squiggly line. The path has multiple stops and starts, sideways moves, backtracks, start overs and reinventions. There is nothing wrong with a squiggly line, but too often women feel “bad” about their career because their path looks different. It’s not a simple, tidy straight line, and often the next step is not clear.
