Women Criminal Defense Attorneys: The Wonder Woman Power Pose

A recent NBC News article suggested that the gender gap can be closed by women “striking a pose”, an idea which is largely based on research by Amy Cuddy. Cuddy is a Harvard Business School social psychologist who conducted research about the impact nonverbal communication can have on the way that a person feels and behaves.

Cuddy discussed her research on “power posing” in a recent Ted Talk. The Talk is embedded below. It’s about twenty minutes long, but well worth your time.

The NBC article shares an anecdote about a woman named Sally Kohn, a Fox News pundit, who has a ritual based on Cuddy’s research in which she strikes a two minute “wonder woman” pose before going on set.  This idea gives new meaning to Madonna’s use of the phrase “strike a pose” that was more about a woman demonstrating her physical beauty than her powerful and confident mind.

Could this be part of the solution to help women reach their full potential?  I have always believed that our bodies have a kind of cellular memory, so it makes sense to me that by training our bodies to physically connect with our own power, we can reprogram our minds to experience that power.

I for one love the idea. I mean, what little girl from my generation didn’t want to be Wonder Woman? Now we can!