The Media world seems to be going mad about men. So many women have recently left their positions, and almost all have been replaced by men. Judy McGrath left MTV, her executives now reporting to Philippe Dauman. Cella Irvine is leaving About.com, replaced by Martin Nisenholtz. Katie Couric's last day as CBS Evening News Anchor is next week, and she will be replaced by Scott Pelley. Meredith Vieira is leaving the "Today" Show, but she is being replaced by Ann Curry (pictured) who will become the new co-anchor of “Today”, with Natalie Morales becoming the news anchor and Savannah Guthrie added as a co-host of the third hour of the show. Hurray for NBC!
The women moving on are leaving for different reasons, some personal, some business. But I wish there was a way to capture their knowledge and experience for the rest of us. Connie Glaser, best selling author and expert on women's issues in the workplace, points out that in the recent McKinsey report done in conjunction with the Wall Street Journal, McKinsey suggests the media industry build a "Leadership Wisdom Portal" to "Create a nationwide portal for insights and advice on leadership for women, pooling the resources of multiple media companies". This type of cooperation would capture the knowledge and techniques needed for increasing the number of women leaders in media, and open up more opportunities for women in high visibility jobs. When you see the number of women who have moved out of high visibilty jobs like those above, and others in the recent past like Campbell Brown who left CNN, it makes you realize there is a need for a greater support system in the media industry for women. McKinsey has made a great suggestion! Now who will act on it??
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