Everyone is talking of diversity, these days
particularly of gender diversity
we often hear laments
of how the fair sex
is not adequately represented
on the board or senior levels of management
Studies have shown that performance
in terms of many parameters - economic and otherwise
is a lot better when the workforce is diverse
also you find more "out of the box' thinking
and effective team working
amongst diverse work teams!
So will replacing men
with men like women solve the problem?
Why is it believed that aggression & ruthlessness
are hallmarks of effective leaders?
If we are to have more women
why not those with the big natural strengths of women
of compassion, concern, empathy and intuition?
At senior levels, what perhaps most needed
is men with with enhanced soft skills
and more women, not alpha male caricatures
but those with genuine feminine attributes
who'll lead more from the heart rather than the head!
Oh for the day that "aggression and ruthlessness" and "compassion, concern, empathy and intuition" are no longer gendered qualities!
ReplyDeleteGreat thought. What cannot be disputed though is that in management today there is a lack of compassion, concern and empathy. We need it now more than at any other time what with pandemics causing further disruption in the lives of employees.
DeleteAlthough, we may like to wish it away, men are still expected to be tough and not be soft or cry like a 'sissy' and women are expected to mean business if they want to survive and be able to contribute in a corporate environment.
I wonder how the online environment will affect the gender roles in the future!
ReplyDeleteWell, I am not sure whether working from home will affect one or other gender differently. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the subject.
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