When yarn speaks louder than words 😆🧶
A post reshared by womensart highlights a visual experiment by Mayor Sue Montgomery during City Council meetings.
To track airtime in the chamber, she knitted red yarn when a man spoke and green when a woman spoke.
Despite near-equal representation in the room (31 women and 34 men), her resulting scarf was overwhelmingly red.
Sue did make a later point that she felt the women in the group got just as much across - just more succinctly! 😅
But it’s a reminder that having a “seat at the table” does not always guarantee an equal share of voice or influence.
Take from it what you will. Does anyone still feel they struggle to get airtime in workplace meetings?
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