1. Women drive equality in conversationsOne interesting study found that in working groups of two to five individuals, groups that had more women usually had more “equality in distribution of conversational turn-taking.” In other words, each member of the group was more likely to be given an opportunity to make a contribution if there were more women involved. This isn’t just about taking turns. The study noted that this enabled the groups to make better use of the skills and knowledge of each member of the group, something that was less likely to occur in groups with less equitable conversati…