{"id":29188,"date":"2020-06-05T16:10:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/?p=29188"},"modified":"2020-06-12T20:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T19:26:21","slug":"women-in-facilities-management-get-real-about-sexism-mansplaining-and-proving-their-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okappy.com\/women-in-facilities-management-get-real-about-sexism-mansplaining-and-proving-their-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Women In Facilities Management Get Real About Sexism, \u2018Mansplaining\u2019 and Proving Their Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although more and more women are changing the face of facilities management, it\u2019s still a male-dominated field. Within FM, men outnumber women by about nine to one in leadership roles, according to a <\/span>recent Sodexo article<\/span> that cites a study from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve written before about <\/span>why women are well-suited for facilities management<\/span><\/a>. The position requires strong relationship-building and project management skills, which tend to be strengths for many women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, women working in the field say they often feel more pressure to prove themselves and their expertise compared to their male colleagues. They\u2019ve experienced bias that\u2019s sometimes blatant but often more subtle. We spoke with four women who shared how they\u2019ve overcome these challenges and the best advice they have for other female facility managers climbing the career ladder.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>