This is a follow up on a conversation I had with someone about the improving status and respect for women in China. I made a note to myself to pay more attention while I was here, so here goes…
I’m attending the Asia-Pacific + Japan PMO summit here in Shanghai — BTW, I can get to WP for the moment — and my Chinese counterpart is a woman. FWIW, a few observations about her and women in the SAP China organization:
- She’s the only woman in the room — at least five other countries or market units are represented.
- She is the highest-ranking person from APJ attending the meeting (the leader of the China organization introduced the meeting). Her role is more like mine — a broader span of control than strictly “PMO.” She owns delivery operations activities as well (e.g., resource management, financial reporting); luckily for her she doesn’t have the .
- The China organization has several other prominent women — on my last visit I met with an equal number of men and women.
Doesn’t exactly fit the stereotype, eh?
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