To be a leader you need to be willing to put emotions aside and challenge everyone around you in order to forge a path to the desired goal. Women just aren’t built for this; they are too compliant and agreeable and susceptible to suggestion by nature. This is because they were designed to fulfill a complementary role to men as nurturers and caretakers and these traits make them better at this role. This, however, makes them much more likely to follow others than lead others or strike out on their own.
Go read up on Catherine the Great. She was none of those things. Im not saying this to argue with you, I think we need to have a wider view of feminine nature and this "women are complacent nurturers" thing is very naive.
I don’t think anyone would say Catherine the Great is a typical woman.
Sure, not all women are nurturing and not all men are independent thinkers, but men and women both have different natures that make them better suited to different roles.
To be a leader you need to be willing to put emotions aside and challenge everyone around you in order to forge a path to the desired goal. Women just aren’t built for this; they are too compliant and agreeable and susceptible to suggestion by nature. This is because they were designed to fulfill a complementary role to men as nurturers and caretakers and these traits make them better at this role. This, however, makes them much more likely to follow others than lead others or strike out on their own.
Important distinction:
It's not impossible for a woman to have the qualities that make a good leader -- it's just rare.
Certainly, these are all just generalities. There are always exceptions.
Go read up on Catherine the Great. She was none of those things. Im not saying this to argue with you, I think we need to have a wider view of feminine nature and this "women are complacent nurturers" thing is very naive.
I don’t think anyone would say Catherine the Great is a typical woman.
Sure, not all women are nurturing and not all men are independent thinkers, but men and women both have different natures that make them better suited to different roles.