{
  "title": "Women's leadership in the canton of Bern: how can risks be raised before a decision is made?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/leadership-au-feminin-canton-berne-faire-remonter-risques-avant-decision-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-07-12",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Inviting people to speak does not automatically bring useful objections to light. Leadership also requires a visible response to the risks they raise.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Women in Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Bern",
    "region": "Berne",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes: speaking up carries interpersonal risk",
      "point": "Amy C."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A mechanism: openness is judged through behaviour",
      "point": "James R."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion: asking women to be bolder",
      "point": "Concluding that women should simply speak up more would shift responsibility from organisational arrangements to individuals."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limits: recording an objection does not mean it has been heard",
      "point": "These studies do not concern the canton of Bern and cannot guarantee the effects of a local procedure."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Berne",
      "point": "Consider a hypothetical example: in Berne, a woman leading a project is preparing to roll out a digital public health service with a team that includes French- and German-speaking colleagues from Biel/Bienne."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Edmondson",
      "year": "1999",
      "source": "Administrative Science Quarterly"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Burris",
      "year": "2007",
      "source": "Academy of Management Journal"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 406,
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  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}