Leadership Stereotypes
The Stereotype I have selected is the assumption that “men are better than women in leadership roles.” Denotative features are that gender plays a role in the outcome of success and that typically men are able to lead better and fruit success more often. It has connotative meanings such as masculine and feminine qualities and traits ascribed to it that our society or culture have labeled. It is the general view of society that successful leaders must have characteristics such as dominance and assertiveness, which are not found in the gender norms of a woman. In the case of a woman, they are emotional, quiet, weak, etc. The stereotype operates as a “sign” for women who are the signifiers being oppressed by society’s view and values. Plus this
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Another strategy we can use is reverse the negative connotations of the stereotype where women are found to think about others than themselves, such as thinking and taking care of the kids, the husband, and the parents much more than men. They can be a great asset to a company where they are focused more on improving the companies, employees, and customers satisfied. The environment and culture of the organization definitely seem to play a role in the stereotype in which men or women leaders were more effective. For example, in a male dominated organization like the military or the government, men excelled more, as masculine traits are needed. In contrast, women excelled in areas such as education and social services where it has more of a ‘feminine’ setting. We can also deconstruct the meaning of the stereotype and explode the myths, which keep women stuck in a particular place or level by constantly challenging them through the media plus with research studies and updating with facts. Another great strategy is to push gender balance where there needs to be a close even amount of men and women in a work area. Creating policies such as for every male a company hires, a woman also needs to be hired next balancing the ratio of the company representing close to a fifty-fifty of men and
Another strategy we can use is reverse the negative connotations of the stereotype where women are found to think about others than themselves, such as thinking and taking care of the kids, the husband, and the parents much more than men. They can be a great asset to a company where they are focused more on improving the companies, employees, and customers satisfied. The environment and culture of the organization definitely seem to play a role in the stereotype in which men or women leaders were more effective. For example, in a male dominated organization like the military or the government, men excelled more, as masculine traits are needed. In contrast, women excelled in areas such as education and social services where it has more of a ‘feminine’ setting. We can also deconstruct the meaning of the stereotype and explode the myths, which keep women stuck in a particular place or level by constantly challenging them through the media plus with research studies and updating with facts. Another great strategy is to push gender balance where there needs to be a close even amount of men and women in a work area. Creating policies such as for every male a company hires, a woman also needs to be hired next balancing the ratio of the company representing close to a fifty-fifty of men and