To look at this problem completely pragmatically, men and women have differently-wired brains - no it's not a joke - we genuinely have these differences in the anatomy of our brains. So What? Well, that means we i.e. the sexes, actually do think differently; and that means that male-dominated hierarchies are prisoners to male-dominated thinking - we need more females in management.

Our companies need to promote more females into senior positions. This is not a rant by someone claiming the status quo to be unfair - it is a practical proposal for a solution to the problem faced by many organisations today. To break-out of the rut that many of our organisations find themselves stuck in, we need a fresh approach; and that approach will only be found by shifting away from traditional thinking.

In Stephen Covey's book The 8th Habit, he champions the forging of a 'new paradigm' - a new map - for the practice of management in the modern workplace. He suggests that the old command and control style of management is dead in the water; and that a new style is necessary for the demands of the 21st century. My belief is that such a paradigm shift might be accessed by engaging more females in senior management within our organisations.

The female brain is known to have more interconnections between the hemispheres than the male brain. This may perhaps be anatomical evidence for the popular idea that women are better at multi-tasking than males. It is this basic difference in wiring that is responsible for a more holistic thinking style in females - engaging more right-brain processes in problem-solving.

The time is right for a revolution in management circles. Now is the time for women to take their rightful place as full equals within the modern workplace. Organisations that will be bold enough to recognise the efficacy of such a move will win the day; and eventually, the others will follow.