I think I am writing this post at the right time with the US elections going on and Hilary Clinton tries to net the ultimate goal. But is the world ready yet to take on a woman as their leader?
And is it really true, that for all the equality and freedom that corporates promise, women still have to battle it to their way to the top and struggle more to stay there?
Do women really make awful managers or are the men plain prejudiced?
If you are a woman reading this…have you ever felt that a certain man has a problem reporting to you but wont mind doing the same to your male peer?
Yes and no…it depends. But the truth is that women would still have to fight off people who think that they are not fit for their job and that they took a position which otherwise could have gone to a more capable man. And the more they answer back to disprove this myth; the more they are labeled to be ruthless or end up becoming targets
Partly because some men are biased in their attitudes towards the gender.
Partly because, of some women getting it all wrong in the family vs career juggle.
The first one is obvious. But how about the second one?...well the fact that most men are prejudiced that women may not carry a task forward with the same efficiency as a man might be a result of the fact that most women lose focus after their personal life becomes more engaging (kids,marriage etc) or they were plain indifferent to start with!

Let me talk within the realms that I am familiar with; which I suppose would be applicable to any office. When I started out as a fresher we were a team of 15…5 of which being women
Now of these 5, 1 was a married woman who was more bothered about the curry she had to cook back at home than completing her task at work. The other, was not interested in impressing anyone, did her job at her own pace, completed it nevertheless, but was not bothered about taking up an initiative or putting something extra into her work; reason being; “I’ll get married one day and coolly fly off with my Husband to US. This job is only to keep me occupied until then!”.

Now the rest of us put in as much efforts as we possibly could, which were in no way less than what the rest of the team (read men) did. But the manager had become biased enough and took it for granted that the rest of the women were also okay…but not brilliant. Yep, how many of you know of a brilliant lady in your office…I am not talking smart but brilliant; the one with the brains, not just the smooth talker. Take your time to think, but I am sure there are; just not acknowledged!

So the half that is not really concerned about their career and opt to work only to supplement the family’s income; please; you are ruining it for a lot others who have greater plans.
And to men who might stop generalizing and actually start seeing that women can also run their own show!

Which brings me to the next question ….can women really run a show?
Do they really make good managers or do they end up shooting themselves on their foot?
Again; yes and no. A woman is organized no doubt, but too by-the-book a boss and is a bit stifling at times. And not to mention they tend to be biased; needless to say they ironically favour someone from the opposite sex. The ones at the top are so bothered of being targets of a system that might want to get them down one way or the other; they tend to be over cautious not to let others have a chance to do so; and this caution kills speed and they end up becoming poor decision makers. But on the contrary if the woman puts her foot down to what she needs done, braving all odds….chances are she might end up being called brash or foolish or even a tyrant! Beats me….what is it that the world wants huh?

P.S: This post is definitely not because of what happened in my office....frankly, i among those who don't give a damn about it;at least for now :)
P.P.S: Okay...I confess; one of the lable is The Dark Knight's tagline :)


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Labels: Office, Why so serious?

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