Sony Music Australia | CEO's ousting over 'boys' club' culture brings to light leadership warning

CEO's ousting over 'boys' club' culture brings to light leadership warning

For some, the image that springs to mind when discussing executive culture is that of a sharply dressed Don Draper from Mad Men, sitting behind a large oak desk, fine whiskey and crystal tumblers at arm’s reach. And whilst once, this was indeed at least a parody of executive culture, the days of what many might describe as a ‘boys club’ culture are firmly behind us, right?

Well in fact, not as much as one might hope. In a pre-COVID survey of 1,500 working women, InHerSight found that 54.1% say that they have worked at a company with a culture that they’d characterise as a ‘boys‘ club’. As a result, 35% believe that they’ve missed out on an opportunity due to not being invited to out-of-work drinks or events, and 36.5% even believe that they’ve specifically missed out on a promotion due to their gender.

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