• What advancement barriers did Lisa encounter?
• What should the firm's leadership, including Michael Breyer, have done differently to retain Lisa?
• What type of organizational policies and opportunities might have benefited Lisa and Pamela?
• What      could leaders within the organization do to raise the gender consciousness of Michael Breyer and Lisa's male colleagues?  

Leaders must acknowledge and take responsibility for ensuring equality. Confronting gender-based issues when they occur within an organization is a must. Therefore, leaders must promote gender equity through promoting opportunities and approaches which challenge traditional gender-specific roles and responsibilities, as well as encourage women and men to broaden their personal expectations beyond the restraints of the gendered stereotypes within an organization's culture