Here is a great summary about the different biases women face in STEM. Joan Williams is also one of the co-authors of "What Works for Women at Work." When I heard Joan Williams speak at the NCWIT Summit this year, she mentioned a term: "office housework." I've been trying to research where and when that particular phrase came into existence. Any ideas?
Needless to say, I've done a lot of "office housework" which seems to be one of the easiest things to overlook in terms of performance evaluation. It reminds me of something I read in Fast Company in the "Obama and His Geeks" article. When discussing how to assess if Obama and His Geeks are successful, Mikey Dickerson (Administrator, U.S. Digital Service) pointed out this year's open-enrollment season for Healthcare.gov. This year's enrollment went smoothly, which was in stark contrast to the disastrous roll out of the webpage. Dickerson says "'That's a big accomplishment, but we don't have any coverage of it because there's nothing to say. The train wreck didn't happen. We're proud of that.'"
Do you have to let the disasters happen to be truly appreciated?
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