Here are the five best entries that received $50 electronic Amazon voucher, plus a free copy of The Athena Doctrine, published by Wiley.
Tiffany Hopkins, St Gallen & Nanyang MBA
STOP: Stop standing behind men. Stop standing in front of other women. Stop 2nd guessing ur instincts. Stop letting others 2nd guess ur abilities.
START: Start communicating. Start embracing flexibility. Start trusting instincts. Start a workplace that has the support of a home & a healthy ROIC.
Natalie Cartwright, IE MBA
STOP: We should stop avoiding asking for what we want and have often earned (say, for example, a salary increase).
START: We should start sleeping our way to the top! (Literally...http://goo.gl/7L6CP)
Evelyn Simpson, Columbia MBA
STOP: Feeling like we have to show that we're tougher than the men instead of bringing our own unique voices to management.
START: Support, mentor and promote each other - if it’s good enough for the old boys' network, its good enough for us!
Alex Bogun, Darden MBA
STOP: Stop being afraid – challenge yourself, be a pioneer, be a leader, seek the toughest role - you are destined to win!
START: Start believing in yourself - you are the one who made business world a better place. Believe in winning no matter how tough the journey is!
Robin Moldenhauer, Owen MBA
STOP: If CAN’T never would then CAN’T never could! Women need say I CAN and be confident of the skills they have to offer!
START: Women should take a programming course and erode away the male-dominated world of developers.
We also had five fantastic runners-up, who we felt deserved a free copy of 'The Athena Doctrine.”
Lydia Kan
STOP: Striving to be liked. Girl-bonding chat on wardrobe & grooming. (Do men say 'Great top! Where did you get it?')
START: Asking thoughtful, interesting questions. Adding ideas. Establishing credentials. Claiming competencies. Developing presence.
Marguerite Gallant
STOP: Feeling guilty for having a life at home as well as a career.
START: Express their professional ambitions and aspirations more loudly: speak up!
Hang Le
STOP: Stop making reasonable excuses for what you have not done well at work and at home.
START: Start planning a year, a month, a week and a day ahead in order to balance your work and life.
Eloisa Sanz
STOP: We should stop trying to be like men. We should stop trying to behave as women.
START: We should be proud of being women: feeling and understanding emotions.
Nicholas Martinez
STOP: Stop being jealous of other women that are both successful and attractive.
START: Get used to being treated as an equal in the workplace. The feminists asked for it, now men are no longer allowed to be courteous to women.
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