“If we assume that they (women) have an equal ability to lead, there’s a question of why men think they’re better than women.”
– Rich Wellins, co-author of a recent study that concluded that more successful companies have a higher percentage of female leaders, revealing that, when questioned about their confidence levels, approximately 12% of male leaders rated themselves among their organization’s top 5% of performers, while only 9% of women gave themselves that confidence rating.