Gender diversity is a hot topic in Utah’s equally hot business climate. It was a constant theme at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit the past two years. (An older gentleman at my lunch table even remarked, “Are they going to talk about anything else besides women?”)
As a strong advocate for women’s leadership, I’m thrilled with this dialogue, as the business case for advancing women is rock solid, not to mention it’s the right thing to do.
Still, our conversations surrounding a commitment to diversity are undercut by hiring managers’ complaints: “We’d love to hire more women, but we can’t find them!