petitions, online, 84
Petrillo, Andi, 183
Phan, Michelle, 28
phone mobility, 152
pleasure, 128
positive attention, 43
positive results, 41
positive support, 22–23
possibilities, culture of, 33
post-secondary education, 174 (See also academic attainment)
potential vs experience, 195
power
as control, 144
information as, 143
old vs new, 142
personal style, 141–42
sharing, 63, 144, 155
shift, 135, 136
Power Corporation, 57
praise, 5, 73
pre-formulated plans, 140
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 164
Princeton University, 76, 90, 145
print ads, 73
professional advancement, public recognition of, 115–16
profitability, female CEO, 89
promotions, 6, 158–59, 162, 175, 180, 193–94 (See also application gap; glass cliff)
protective circles, 142
protests, 84, 136
public health, 11
public opinion, 135
public recognition, 115–16
publishing industry, 166
Punjabi, programming, 44
purpose, sense of, 151
qualifications. See job qualifications gap
quitting. See resignation
Raccoons, The, 4, 6, 185
radio, 37
radio advertising, 73
raises, 175, 187, 188, 189
business case for, 192
unproductive approach, 191–92
Reading the Mind in the Eyes test, 149
reality-based narratives, 22, 38, 62–63, 67
recession, 3
recognition, 73, 115–16, 171, 193
recruitment, talent, 124–25
red-carpet sensibility, 26, 29
relationship building, 35, 55
relationships vs client lists, 140
Representation Project, 26
reproductive technologies, 125–26
Republic of Doyle, 44
reputation, 144, 182
research-before-investing approach, 40
resignation (job), 23, 56–57, 125, 150
resilience, 23 (See also flexibility)
respect, 59, 72, 96, 143, 146, 150, 171, 185
responsiveness, 144
restlessness, 68
restrained response, 64, 75
results-driven work world, 35, 130
retail industry, 166
retention, talent, 124–25, 124–27
return on equity, 88, 89
retweet, 139
rewards, 5, 58–59, 64, 70, 73, 79, 91
Rice, Ray, 84–85
Richardson, Sarah, 19, 67
Rick Mercer Report, 2
ridicule, 81
risk-taking, 39, 41, 49, 60–61, 63–69, 161, 162, 173, 180, 181–82
Rogers Communications, 70, 95, 97, 79–80, 185–86
Rothblatt, Martine, 27–28
rule by decree, 133–34, 150
Ryan, Michelle, 158
salary
by gender, 190
conversations, 191–92
(See also wage gap)
Sandberg, Sheryl, 1, 127–28
saviour effect, 160–61
schedulizer, 60
Schireson, Max, 115–16
science
job category, 174
under-representation of women in, 196
scrutiny, 7, 20–22, 25, 26
second shift, 107, 129
self-awareness, 80
self-doubt, 25–26
self-employment, 174
self-esteem, 84
self-made women, 2
senior manager/boss relationship, 92–93
sensitivity, 35
“Seventeen Magazine: Give Girls Images of Real Girls!” (online petition), 84
sex, and success, 24–25
sexism, 83, 160–61, 188
sexual harassment, 83, 85
sexual violence, 84–86
shadow departments, 91–92
Shaikh, Zaib, 113–14
shareholders, total return to, 88–89
share-price stability, 158
shyness, 77–78 (See also introverts)
sick days, 153
Sigurdardóttir, Jóhanna, 159
Silent Generation, 148
Silicon Valley, 87
silos, 10, 91, 92–93
single parenthood, 119, 122, 123, 192
skills, sought-after, 192 (See also soft skills)
Skinnygirl Cocktails, 147
Skype, 28, 152
Slaughter, Anne-Marie, 1, 116, 129
small gestures, significance of, 171
smart teams study, 148–49
smartphones, 11, 70, 87, 135, 152
Smith, Nicole, 188–89
Snapchat, 28
So Good They Can’t Ignore You, 49–50
Sochi Olympics, 72, 93–96, 97, 147
sociability, 145
social media, 11, 26, 28, 83–86, 135, 136, 138–39, 172–73
social revolution, 119–20, 201
social services, job category, 174
social situations, risk-taking, 65
soft skills, 35, 39, 55, 96, 163–64, 200
solidarity, culture of, 171
sons, of working mothers, 106
Sony Pictures, 190–91
speak-up culture, 90, 95, 99, 128, 145, 146, 150, 151, 162, 166, 180, 189, 196, 197, 200
special projects, 91, 92
specialty channels, 19, 61, 110
speed, 38, 39–40, 144
sports, 93–96
sports audiences, male, 183
sports coaches, 159
sports department, 92
standards, unrealistic, 108
star-making system, 19, 62–63, 67, 180
start-ups, 195
status quo, 39, 59, 147, 162
stereotypes, 25–28, 78–79, 81, 115, 126, 133–34, 163, 193, 196
stock prices, 88
Stop Playing Safe (Warrell), 67
storytelling, 180
strategic thinking, 145, 180, 181
Strategy&, 164
Stroumboulopoulos, George, 20, 24
Stursberg, Richard, 18–19, 69–70, 157, 182
sublicensing, 95–96
suburbs, field trip to, 31–33, 44
success
and dream job, 49
and job satisfaction, 178
and objective results, 96
and power shift, 136
and sex, 24–25
assets as sign of, 10
contribution to team, 96–97
definition, 36
gendered perception of, 193
how women measure, 161
path to, 6–8
personal perspective, 179–80
Super Bowl (2015), 8, 140, 141
superdads, 123–24
“Supergirl Syndrome, The” (article), 108
superwoman, 101–2, 107–11
supportive vs negative communication, 22–23
suspicion, 7, 18
SWAT (Super Women at Twitter), 75, 86
tablets, 11, 135
tact, 165
talent interchangeability, 63
talent retention, 150, 153
“talked over,” 76, 77
talking male vs quiet woman stereotype, 78–79
targets, 96–97
Tea Time (at Twitter), 75, 86–87
team building, 31–38, 55, 91, 165, 180
team study, 148–49
technology, 2, 9–10, 50, 73, 83, 121, 135–37, 151, 152, 154–55, 166–67, 174, 196
teenagers, 84, 116, 172
telecommuting, 152–54
television industry, post CBC cuts, 73
television li
censes, 38
television news, 37
television, and risk-taking, 61
territorialism, 92
The Hour, 20, 47
The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, 37
The National, 38, 42
Timms, Henry, 142
tokenism, 197
“Top 40 Under 40,” 10, 12
Top management, 3, 90, 133–34, 142, 150, 195
highest representation of women, 88–89
lowest representation of women, 88
return on equity, 88, 89
three women or more at top, 88
total return to shareholders, 88–89
Toronto Women in Film, 82
town halls, 35, 37
Traders, 57
traditional leadership profiles, 10
transparency, 18, 90, 96, 135–36, 143, 170, 172
trust, 16, 24, 37, 55, 66, 72, 96, 135, 140, 143, 170, 171, 185
Twitter, 7, 8, 26–27, 66, 75, 80, 97, 120, 127, 137, 154, 168, 173, 186, 200
Uber (taxi co), 10
uncertainty, climate of, 137, 167, 173
“Understanding ‘New Power’” (Heimans), 142
“Understanding the four generations to enhance workplace management” (article), 134
unions, 188
university degrees. See academic attainment
university graduates, 121–22
upfronts, 15, 16, 18, 19–21
urgency, sense of, 66
user experience, 94, 97
vacation policy, unlimited, 154
value as employee, 189–90, 191–92 (See also wage gap)
values, 34, 88, 146
vamp stereotype, 25
variety show ( CBC), 44–45
vehicle emissions, 153
venture capitalism, 43
video conferencing, 141
viewer base, research, 60–61
virgin stereotype, 25
visible minorities, 148, 160, 162, 174, 183
vision, 10, 17, 34, 139, 166
voice, 83–86, 146, 197 (See also speak-up culture)
wage gap, 122, 186–92
web uprisings, 136
websites, 83
whistleblowers, 84
white knight persona, 62–63, 160
white man’s world, 27 (See also man’s world)
“Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” (Slaughter), 116
Wi-Fi, 135, 152
“Will LMOP Save the CBC?,” 42
“woman’s issue” (work–life balance), 115, 117, 119
women competing with women, 4–5
Women Matter report, 88
women of colour, 174
women writers, 81
Women’s Leadership Program (Columbia), 39
women’s movement, 82, 102, 119
women-owned firms, 173–74
work, transformation of, 152
working mothers, 12, 105, 106, 114, 117, 123, 125
work–life balance, 107–17, 119, 121, 127–31, 152–53 (See also flow)
workplace turmoil, 165 (See also glass cliff)
writers’ room, 81–82
Xerox, 160, 163
Yahoo, 21, 127, 160
younger demographic, 151, 152–53, 172
YouTube, 28, 101
KIRSTINE STEWART oversees Twitter’s North American media partnerships across all vertical channels, including television, sports, music and news. Previously, she served as managing director for Twitter Canada, leading Canadian operations and advertising business and partnerships. Prior to joining Twitter in May 2013, Stewart was the executive vice-president of CBC’s English services, CBC/Radio-Canada, where she oversaw the network’s English-language radio, television and digital operations. Earlier, she was senior vice-president of programming for Alliance Atlantis, overseeing HGTV, Food Network, National Geographic, BBC Canada and others. Stewart earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, and is a graduate of the Global Leadership in the 21st Century program at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She is @kirstinestewart on Twitter.
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