Being a good team player doesn’t mean you can never take charge.

Throughout my career, I’ve found myself presenting in meetings where I am one of only two women. At some point in those meetings, when I get the opportunity, I ask my colleagues, “Would you please point out something that’s really wrong in this room?”

It doesn’t take long before someone says “Ha! There are no other women.” I ask, “How many of you have daughters?” Many of them raise their hands. And then I say “How many of you want your daughters to grow up and be in rooms like this with no other women?” All the hands go down.

I am sure many of you have had similar experiences.

There are two things to point out. First, clearly this is not the discussion we should be having in 2015. Second, men are perfectly happy to work with women. The latter point is often bypassed in discussions about why women are underrepresented in business.