--- title: 3 Reasons Why Women Make a Positive Impact in the Workplace description: Women in the workplace positively impact collaboration, productivity and profitability image: https://info.cognician.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20Images/210301/Article%20Photos/210308-fast-facts-shutterstock-1426671620-featured-image.jpg --- [![Activate Behavior Change](https://info.cognician.com/hubfs/logodark-1.svg "Activate Behavior Change")](https://www.cognician.com) - About Us - [Clients](https://info.cognician.com/clients) - [Security & Privacy](https://info.cognician.com/security-and-privacy) - [Our Team](https://info.cognician.com/our-team) - [Careers](https://info.cognician.com/cognician-careers) - [Contact Us](https://info.cognician.com/contact-us) - Our Approach - [Methodology](https://info.cognician.com/methodology) - [Features](https://info.cognician.com/features) - [Gamification](https://info.cognician.com/gamification) - Activation - [Activate Behavior Change](https://info.cognician.com/quest-collection) - [Activation Workshops](https://info.cognician.com/activation-workshops) - [Activation Courses](https://info.cognician.com/activation-foundations-certification-program) - Activate AI Adoption - [Copilot M365 Adoption](https://info.cognician.com/drive-microsoft-copilot-adoption) - [Copilot Agent Adoption](https://info.cognician.com/drive-ai-agent-adoption-with-cognicians-proven-change-platform) - [Copilot Chat Adoption](https://info.cognician.com/how-to-activate-copilot-adoption-and-empower-employees-to-work-smarter) - Resources - [Transformation Tactics](https://info.cognician.com/transformation-tactics) - [Research](https://info.cognician.com/resources) - [Thought Leadership](https://info.cognician.com/blog) - [Press](https://info.cognician.com/press-releases) - [Webinars](https://info.cognician.com/cognician-webinars) - [Log in](https://www.cognician.com/login) - [Book a Call](https://info.cognician.com/book-a-call) ![3 Fast Facts on the Positive Impact of Women in the Workplace](https://info.cognician.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20Images/210301/Article%20Photos/210308-fast-facts-shutterstock-1426671620-desktop-image.jpg) [Back to Blog](https://blog.cognician.com) # 3 Reasons Why Women Make a Positive Impact in the Workplace Fast Facts by Betty Kayton 8 March 2021 - - [Team Transformation](https://info.cognician.com/blog/topic/team-transformation) [Leading Change](https://info.cognician.com/blog/topic/leading-change) - - *Today, as we celebrate International Women's Day, we pay respect to all women who have been driving change in the workplace.* --- Whether they’re driving change, part of a change process, or simply getting the job done, women are positively impacting the workplace. Here are three facts on how they’re getting it right: **Fact 1: Women leaders help increase both profits and share performance** According to McKinsey’s [Diversity and Inclusion report](https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/featured%20insights/diversity%20and%20inclusion/diversity%20wins%20how%20inclusion%20matters/diversity-wins-how-inclusion-matters-vf.pdf), women leaders can boost profits and the performance of shares by up to 50%. How? Women at the top encourage better governance and [leadership](https://info.cognician.com/topic/leading-change). As board members, they improve the overall performance of the boards they represent. And corporate performance improves too. [Research](https://www.msci.com/www/blog-posts/women-on-boards-one-piece-of-a/0872932779) shows that women on boards in general lead to increased corporate productivity. **Fact 2: Women encourage greater team collaboration** Women in general tend to show better social sensitivity. This promotes  more effective [teamwork](https://info.cognician.com/how-to-get-your-team-rowing-to-the-same-rhythm-and-boost-results-opinion-piece). And the better a [team](https://info.cognician.com/topic/team-transformation) works, the more productive it is. [Research](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228196582_The_Role_of_Gender_in_Team_Collaboration_and_Performance) on women’s social skills shows that better communication leads to greater collaboration. Success comes from being able to effectively share knowledge and skills. Better cohesion equals better results.  **Fact 3: Women contribute different perspectives** Creativity and innovation are often triggered by throwing a different perspective into the mix. The more diverse the opinions in a team, the richer the collective conversation is. Diverse teams mean wider input. Different points of view. Less tunnel vision. And a more exotic melting pot of ideas.  Initiatives such as Sheryl Sandberg’s [Lean In](https://leanin.org/about) and Ariana Huffington’s [Thrive Global](https://thriveglobal.com/) are great examples of how women are driving change in the workplace and the positive impact this has. ### Related Articles [![5 Myths That Are Breaking Your Performance Reviews](https://info.cognician.com/hubfs/feedback%20.png)](https://info.cognician.com/blog/5-myths-that-are-breaking-your-performance-reviews) 11 July 2025 ## [5 Myths That Are Breaking Your Performance Reviews](https://info.cognician.com/blog/5-myths-that-are-breaking-your-performance-reviews) Debunking performance review myths and breaking down why real-time feedback is the future of performance. 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