Quoting Lee Kuan Yew , from a speech during the 1960s, Success Stories:
The human being is an unequal creature. That is a fact. And we start off with the proposition. All the great religions, all the great movements, all the great political ideology, say let us make the human being as equal as possible. In fact, he is not equal, never will be. Biological differences between sexes laid the ground work for stereotypes that still exists today.
When forming first impressions of a person, we often take into account the gender of that particular person. Have you ever known someone without looking at gender and physical appearance? Women are subjected to the issue of gender bias in workplace even as we progress towards a more egalitarian society. I believe, …show more content…
This will equip women with the necessary skills required for a management position." Women are not equipped with skills to successfully compete in the world of men. Hence women must be taught the skills and styles of male counterparts." (Ibarra, Ely & Kolb 2013 Women rising: The unseen barriers, Harvard Business review, R1309C, pp 4-8) Langrish-clyne holds a different perspective on managerial training for women. She believes that this will give women alternatives promoting the idea that women can be like men as long as it is well disguised. Discussion above mainly focuses on the stereotypical image of women. In order to improve situations of women leaders, women should focus on their goals and purposes instead of how people perceive them. By keeping focused on working towards their goal, women will be more motivated to overcome all odds and most importantly escape the double bind. (Ely, Robin J., and Deborah L. Rhode. "Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges." Chap. 14 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana. Harvard Business Press,
The human being is an unequal creature. That is a fact. And we start off with the proposition. All the great religions, all the great movements, all the great political ideology, say let us make the human being as equal as possible. In fact, he is not equal, never will be. Biological differences between sexes laid the ground work for stereotypes that still exists today.
When forming first impressions of a person, we often take into account the gender of that particular person. Have you ever known someone without looking at gender and physical appearance? Women are subjected to the issue of gender bias in workplace even as we progress towards a more egalitarian society. I believe, …show more content…
This will equip women with the necessary skills required for a management position." Women are not equipped with skills to successfully compete in the world of men. Hence women must be taught the skills and styles of male counterparts." (Ibarra, Ely & Kolb 2013 Women rising: The unseen barriers, Harvard Business review, R1309C, pp 4-8) Langrish-clyne holds a different perspective on managerial training for women. She believes that this will give women alternatives promoting the idea that women can be like men as long as it is well disguised. Discussion above mainly focuses on the stereotypical image of women. In order to improve situations of women leaders, women should focus on their goals and purposes instead of how people perceive them. By keeping focused on working towards their goal, women will be more motivated to overcome all odds and most importantly escape the double bind. (Ely, Robin J., and Deborah L. Rhode. "Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges." Chap. 14 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana. Harvard Business Press,