Essays on Women Leadership

Gender does not matter concerning good leaders. Men and women have equal abilities to become good leaders. The social perception of leadership tends to bar women to ascend to top management positions, but this does not give men or women a differentiating character in becoming outstanding managers and directors. Fundamentally, different people can be good depending on the situations and context, and this removes the aspect of gender (Bailey). Rwanda is the leading country with women leaders who are elected to represent the people. According to Dudman, out of eighty parliamentarians in Rwanda, fifty-one are female. It follows that ...

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Oracle Corporation is one of the largest companies in the information technology sector. In the third quarter of 2015 it reported earnings of $9 billion in revenues, mostly unchanged from the previous year and a steady growth in its Cloud Services . It has corporate policies on non-discrimination in terms of race, gender and is an equal opportunity employer . Yet its board remains mostly male, with only 3 out of 13 board members comprised of women . From the list of company executives found on the company website, it is found that only 4 out 30 executives, including co-CEO Safra Catz, ...

Economic development, as scholars have cited, is synonymous with the concept of modernization (Diarsi 1996). Modernization and development refer to the progression of society from conservative opinions towards an inclusive and liberal approach where people enjoy equality irrespective of their gender or race. Modern society also assimilates the concept of a 'just' society where women have equal access to resources as their male counterparts and disparities regarding job opportunities, wages, and social status are either non-existent or negligible. Theoretically, modernization should be one of the automatic outcomes of economic development; however, practical examples may not testify this theoretical hypothesis. ...

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Regardless of the applied interventions and the intentions of higher education leaders to promote women representation in regards to higher academic ranks, the women are still underrepresented. This underrepresentation has been noticed after a closer analysis of documented reports regarding the same. Different academic institutions and NIH have carried out individual evaluations to look into the reason for underrepresentation and its ultimate persistence. The NIH (National Institute of Health), in 2008, attempted to promote the leadership of capable women from different backgrounds by a publication of a Request For Application. The report was published to back-up studies seeking to ...

Over the years, scholars have shown their concern on women leadership and their impact in the society. The arguments about women leadership have been a major debate whether women should be leaders or not. Based on the article, "Women and Leadership “by Crystal Hoyt, it is evident that women can lead just like men. For instance, Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, Marlene, and Margaret have been prominent female leaders that have proved that women can be leaders. Based on the article, it is clear that more women are engaging in the position of being leaders. According to the author, it is ...

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Kouzes and Posner came up with the five practices of exemplary leadership they researched and developed on it using case studies. They are: challenge the process which is the main focus in this case, inspire a shared vision, model of the way, enable others to act and encourage the heart. They believe that “one is not born with leadership traits, but they are learnt”. (Posner, 2011). We shall focus on one practice of exemplary leadership, which is the challenge in the process. It is criteria used by management whereby they take risks which involve making mistakes and failures; these are ...

Kirton, G. (2005). The Influences on Women Joining and Participating in Unions. Industrial Relations Journal, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 386-401. In this article, Kirton (2005) examines the concept of gender in relation to joining and participation in trade unions. The article focuses on the women participation in the male dominated UK trade unions. Traditionally, trade unions are male dominated in terms of the number of registered members as well as the leadership of this organization. Kirton (2005) attempts to learn the wide gender disparity in joining and participating in trade union predisposed him into studying four aspects ...

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The role of a woman in the society and the problem of equality between men and women has been discussed in lots of articles and gender studies books. An article “Why I Want Women To Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg discusses a burning problem of women leadership and social role as well. Nowadays Sheryl Sandberg is one of the most successful female CEOs in the United States and an excellent organizer, activist and author. Sheryl is the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, who works in the company mostly led by men. Before working for Facebook, Sherylheld a position of Vice President of ...

In the early traditional ages, Japans cultural set up majorly favored men in the society. In the ancient times, women in japan were generally viewed to be inferior to their male counterparts. “I don’t interfere with my husbands business, not with my mouth, hands or legs.” This statement, made by Kumiko Hashimoto, the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutario Hasimoto, basically underlines the traditional role of women in Japan. These sentiments clearly show us that a woman’s roles in the house were much defined and that at some point they had to seek for permission from their ...

Management organizational conflict management of women leaders in public sector in Kuwait

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With my research project, I intend to identify the causes of the numerous conflicts and the various types of organizational conflict management at the ministry of education or the perspective of women leadership. It also seeks to identify the main strategies of organizational conflict management and the perception that people have on women and conflicts in the Kuwait Ministry of Education. This study will also seek to establish if the degree one has studied in college, the number of years she has worked and the work she does has an impact on her response during the study. ...