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In the Eye of the Beholder: Avoiding the Merit Trap

   
In the Eye of the Beholder: Avoiding the Merit Trap

If we believe that men and women are equally able in a company or a country, then we should be expecting a 50/50 outcome. If we don’t get that, then there is either bias or constraints to natural merit.

– Lieutenant General Angus
Campbell, Chief of Army

When we use merit as shorthand for a package of admirable qualities that we innately recognise, we devalue ‘merit’. Many studies confirm that we are drawn to those who think, look and act like us. This is a problem for women working in male dominated environments where there are deeply held beliefs and norms about who is suitable for leadership.

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