Women and the Leadership Alley
Women have always been associated with supportive and nurturing roles. Despite it being the 21st century, women still do not abound in leadership positions compared to the menfolk. According to surveys only six per cent of all top executives of fortune 500 companies, are women. Additionally only 2 per cent of these firms have women CEOs. Highly educated men and women do not differ too much on what they find meaningful and satisfying in work. The number of women enlisting for top B schools is steadily rising. Striking a balance between work and family and contributing to the society are goals both men and women agree with. One of them is the traditional Prejudice which abets the faster promotion of male executives compared to the women even in traditionally women settings such as education. There is also a general resistance to women leadership. Employees generally view women managers as more pushy and abrasive. Many a time women may lean back on family and child rearing and family responsibilities as they hit an obstacle in their careers. In our own country, India, the government has rapped boards in a bid to increase women’s board membership. However, at times the primary obstacle to women’s less powerful presence may be she “herself”. Many Top Executive search firms in India have active women involvement.
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