WORKING: Women In Power

Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer has taken some shots from analysts and the media in her first year on the job.

Many have criticized her decision to end the company’s long-standing telecommuting policy. They’ve worried Yahoo’s new acquisition strategy is the wrong move. They’ve even wondered about Mayer’s decision to take a short maternity leave and then boost the time off the company offers to new moms and dads.

Some of that pushback goes with that C-level title – chief (your word here) officer – but is there more here? Is Mayer facing extra scrutiny because she’s a woman in a powerful leadership role? How common is that and why does it happen?

Our workplace expert, Brandon Smith, explains what he often sees in organizations and how to handle it in this week’s Working on GPB Radio.

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