Thursday, December 5, 2013

Why do men generally make better leaders than women?



Now to be frank the aspect of  leadership differs quite a lot when it comes to men and women. Men have donned the position of authority and  women who are the later entrants, were given a taste of it, maybe towards the later part of the 20th century or maybe towards the start of the 21st century and are still facing trouble to come in grips with it.

Now we have had some women factions in the past who were successful in climbing up the political ladder, but were they good enough, or their qualification was just that they were women and that they are to be given a chance, now Cleopatra became the ruler of Egypt. She wouldn't have become the queen that she became, if it wasn't for Julius Caesar's military backing. Queen Boudica of the British Iceni Tribe led her people against the Roman legion, even though she out numbered the Romans, Romans went on to defeat her and drove her to oblivion. Margret Thatcher, similar to Indira Gandhi is a subject matter of dispute, when we stack together their pro's and con's. So now coming back to the age old question, "Do women make good leaders?" My answer to that question would be that, they make good organizers but not much of leaders, again it depends upon the leadership role they are assigned with. Women got their taste of leadership towards the end of the 20th century, their numbers were bleak and they constantly felt the urge to reassert their position, as they felt it necessary to prove their worth and that they are equal to men, thereby creating conflicts.

Men unlike women, generally like to paint a holistic picture, so in an organisational set up, when the subordinates of a male boss kind of clocks in late or has some delays when it comes to delivering the deliverable, he/she can, kind of put forth the problem he/she is faced with and he would understand and shrug he/she off with a smile or set things straight as to what needs to be done, without beating around the bush or  indulging in sweet talk, he does not try to emotionally connect or bond on all issues, which is a good thing. With women, the approach is  different, you would receive a verbal rhetoric in-terms of company policies, rules. regulations and verbal  threats of escalations to higher authority and all of that bullshit, she is not to be blamed for that, that's her approach, its just that she feels the urge to assert her sense of authority, which she feels is constantly put to threat. So the style of leadership varies vastly, now you would have personalities who would differ to that of my description, but when it comes to my opinion, its that on an average men are better leaders, as the quality of leadership is programmed within the male gene structure, some are better at it, some aren't, but on an average they rank better than there female counterparts, when it comes to understanding their people. connecting with them, asserting their dominance, creating a comfort zone and thereby getting the job done.

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