Natali Wachtman Perilo
Natali Wachtman Perilo
Bio:
A board-certified behavioral analyst with 16+ years of experience working with schools and teachers to improve effective teaching practices and classroom behavior management, Natali is currently focusing on applying scientific strategies with people in organizational settings to improve leadership, communication, motivation, and teamwork in the workplace.
Natali, a Columbia University graduate, which she not only earned but paid for on her own, holds a graduate degree in education with a specialization in applied behavior analysis. Upon graduation, she continued to work in the education field using behavior analysis to create effective teaching programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. In 2012 Natali completed a brief fellowship at Johns Hopkins Kennedy Krieger Institute where she was first exposed to behavioral economics in a broader sense and how it might apply to those outside of the special needs community. The research studies she was exposed to at KKI looked at reinforcement schedules and the way in which individuals choose rewards in relation to work effort. She completed a series of Organizational Behavior Management courses at Florida Institute of Technology. She is currently tackling a post graduate certificate in organizational behavior at Harvard University. Natali partnered with Bloom Behavioral Consulting and Women Who Code NYC in July 2015 to implement the first Sally Conference, a goal-setting and behavior based leadership training for mid-career women in tech. In December 2016, she gave workshops on the science behind networking and mentoring, and effective leadership strategies at Buzzfeed and Microsoft. While working with individuals and businesses, she continues to consult with families and schools to improve educational settings.
Abstract:
Chapter 17: FEMINISM
We Can Shatter Glass: An Optimistic Reminder to Behavior-Analytic Feminists
The term, “Glass Ceiling”, was mentioned at the Women’s Exposition in New York in 1978, given by Marilyn Loden, a mid-level manager at New York Telephone Company (Vargas, 2018). Coincidentally she wasn’t supposed to be there but was asked to attend last minute when the company’s only female vice president was unable to attend (Vargas, 2018). Loden gave a speech and referred to the “invisible” barrier as the “glass ceiling,” which prevents women from moving upwards in higher level positions. These barriers have been perpetuated by societal norms, organizational culture, policies, cultural practices, and within our everyday verbal behavior based. It’s important to note and highlight that the glass ceiling while initially used generally to describe the barriers women faced in the workforce, these barriers and hurdles are increasingly harder for individuals of diverse racial minority groups and gender identities. The glass ceiling will shatter and come down when individuals from diverse racial and gender groups are free from these hidden barriers. It is not enough for the ceiling to shatter for just women, but for every person, and it’s up to us all to take responsibility and accountability to bring this ceiling down for everyone. Radical behaviorism offers a scientific framework to understand how and why the barriers for women and minority groups in the workplace still exist and offers potential sustainable solutions to develop new behavior patterns within our society, workplaces, and in our everyday verbal behavior.
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