Working for Shared Understanding

In a recent World Economic Forum post, Laura Liswood discusses how men and women view gender differently.  

The key issue? 

"We all have our own lenses through which we see the world.  Our window to the world is shaped by experience, hopefulness, unconscious beliefs, personal filters.  The challenge becomes how to reconcile opposing and strongly held beliefs in the interest of improving a situation."

Liswood says, "We need a shared understanding of each of our experiences if we are to ever close the gaps in our world views and make the changes needed to improve everyone's lives."

So how do we foster a shared understanding of diverse, often conflicting world views?
I suggest we start with self-awareness and empathy….and with a little practice we might just be on to something.  
https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/02/how-men-and-women-see-gender-equality-differently/