Wes’ Blog

I was shocked to read the headline “PR Needs More Men-Proctor-Rogers” It was a headline at O’dwyerspr.com. (Thanks Jack for letting us use your site to our advantage.)

Proctor-Rogers is the PRSA president and she wants more men in the industry. Everyone in the PR industry knows that there are more women than men. But usually no one is calling for more men in the field.

Usually women are calling for more women to be allowed in more leadership roles. By the way, I would like to see more women in leadership roles, but that discussion is for another day.

But I found her argument for wanting more men to be a very interesting argument. She was saying that clients sometimes only hear female sides of an idea or issue. It isn’t because they are more dominant with a client, but that there just aren’t enough men to go around. So the advice that is given has not always been tested by every perspective.

I am not saying that women don’t give good advice or perform good work. I am saying that the more perspectives the better. It is too easy to get comfortable if everyone agrees on the same thing. It might even lead to poor work because people aren’t examining the entire situation.