Published in 2023
4 hours and 50 minutes
As a speaker, mentor, and leadership expert, Anneli Blundell is on a mission to humanise the leadership landscape and change the way we see each other.
As the Australian Institute of Training and Development’s 2021 ‘L&D Professional of the Year’, and the Gold Stevie award winner for ‘Female Entrepreneur of the Year, 2021’, Anneli’s passion for decoding people and performance dynamics makes her a sought-after speaker, mentor, and gender equality expert. With her keynote speaking and flagship programs on Women@Work, and Applied Allyship, Anneli has become the trusted advisor for many executives and organisations wanting to create inclusive cultures.
Anneli brings her gender advocacy to individuals and organisations, creating safe spaces to explore the issues and opportunities of inclusion, belonging, and allyship in practical and profound ways. She also loves supporting women to increase their visibility, confidence, and personal power for greater professional impact through her Women@Work programs.
To Anneli, workplace equality is not only about policies; it’s also about the daily practices that support them. This is not about eradicating our human bias, it’s about humanising our leadership habits. Anneli is the author of several books on gender equality including: The Gender Penalty and the pocketbook When Men Lead Women.
What is this book about?
Feeling undervalued, overlooked or ignored at work?
Want practical strategies to get ahead?
Want to succeed as a woman without changing who you are?
Work is a game originally developed by men, for men. Though the players have changed, the rules to succeed have not. When today’s talented women play like men, they often get punished for not being ‘ladylike’, and when they play like women, they can get punished for not being ‘leaderlike’. Welcome to the gender penalties that sideline women from the game of work.
The Gender Penalty is a playbook for navigating career success in a male-dominated environment. If you want to stand out without stepping on toes, get what you want without compromising who you are, and make your mark without becoming someone you’re not, this book is for you.
The gender penalties covered are:
- Confidence–being seen as arrogant
- Communication–being interrupted, talked over or ignored
- Boasting–being expected to be humble
- Strength–being seen as aggressive
- Motherhood–being seen as uncommitted to work
Packed with easy-to-follow practical strategies, insights, case studies and stories, (and a bunch of bonus resources) this book will help you not only overcome the gender penalties on the field, but also change the game of work for good–for yourself and other women.
