22 min
How can we get more women in nonprofit leadership positions The Nonprofit Science Podcast
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While the majority of people working in the nonprofit sector identify as female, leadership tends to be male dominated. This huge disparity hurts people who identify as female, it’s hurting every minority, it’s hurting our nonprofits, and it’s hurting the communities we serve.
Research tells us women are more likely to exhibit transformational leadership, teams led by women collaborate better, and nonprofits led by women have higher operating margins.
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, the problem we’ll be tackling today is: How can we get more women in nonprofit leadership positions?
While the majority of people working in the nonprofit sector identify as female, leadership tends to be male dominated. This huge disparity hurts people who identify as female, it’s hurting every minority, it’s hurting our nonprofits, and it’s hurting the communities we serve.
Research tells us women are more likely to exhibit transformational leadership, teams led by women collaborate better, and nonprofits led by women have higher operating margins.
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, the problem we’ll be tackling today is: How can we get more women in nonprofit leadership positions?
22 min