18/07/2025
🧠If we don’t understand our brain, we don’t understand anything!
Raheela Narejo - renowned HR Consultant and Behavior Psychologist- touched upon an interesting topic: “Women, Hormones, and Leadership", at our "She Means Business" series.
She delved into the science behind how hormonal shifts influence human behavior, including the behaviors associated with leadership.
Rahila presented research-backed insights into why, despite increasing investment in female talent, few women make it to C-suite roles—and what organizations can do to change that.
She challenged the audience to reflect on how companies can optimize ROW—Return on Women— by cultivating the right leadership behaviors in both men and women.
Key Takeaways:
- Hormones shape our reactions, emotions, and decisions.
- Understanding one’s hormonal profile and learning to manage it can help individuals (regardless of gender) align with the behavioral expectations of leadership.
- Rahila also highlighted the science of body language, explaining the link between power poses and hormonal balance. High-power postures are directly associated with higher testosterone and lower cortisol, both of which are present in all genders and influence how leadership potential is perceived.
