Female to Female Hostility @Workplace: All you Need to Know

Workplace bullying kills morale, lowers productivity, increases turnover rates, and brings collaboration to a screeching halt.

Shockingly, statistics show that most women feel bullied by other women. Research published in Development and Learning in Organizations found that 70% of female executives feel that they’ve been bullied by other females in the workplace and it has negatively impacted their professional development.

How do we put an end to this trend and create a workplace where women can stand up, support one another, and build each other up - instead of tearing one another down?

This training program will discuss whether women are more hostile to each other in the workplace. It will discuss sexism and stereotypes in our perceptions of women's and men's bullying, the nexus of bullying and harassment, and the impact of bullying on witnesses.

• Are women each other's worst enemy or is it just a myth and a stereotype?
• What does research show about women's hostility to other women, sometimes called bullying in the workplace?
• Is female-to-female bullying an issue that deserves attention apart from general workplace bullying?
• Do we have different expectations of women's behavior at work than we do of men's behavior?
• Do we have a responsibility, as women, to support other women at work?
  
  

This webinar will discuss the phenomenon - or lack thereof- of women's hostility to other women, outline what one should do if bullied, and discuss management's role in the prevention and intervention of the behavior. 

Research suggests that men and women employ different tactics in bullying. Because women's ways of bullying are generally more subtle, managers may not recognize it as bullying and ignore the behavior thereby giving tacit approval for it to continue. This leads to poor morale, lack of trust in management, poor performance, absenteeism, and turnover.

• Theories as to whether women are more hostile to each other than to men
• Sexism and stereotypes in our perceptions of women's and men's bullying
• The nexus of bullying and harassment
• Impact of Bullying on Witnesses
• Tort laws
• Tokenism

Major Topics Covered:

• To describe women's ways of bullying
• To discuss the theoretical causes and contributing factors of women's bullying
• To determine if bullying could be illegal harassment
• To explore the impact of women bullying their colleagues
• To identify management's role in the prevention and intervention of women's bullying
• To list the steps to take if targeted by a bully
• Q & A Session

Bullying between women is a serious problem that needs a variety of solutions to tackle it effectively. By spreading awareness, encouraging empathy, setting clear rules, offering training and resources, supporting female leaders and mentors, and building strong networks, we can create environments where women feel strong, valued, and supported in their relationships with each other.