Women and Power

Today in our world, a woman can certainly take on an important leadership role. In order to take on a significant role women don’t have to dial down their emotions and act the part of a man, but instead just be themselves.  Gender should not be a deciding factor in determining a leadership role, as both men and women make outstanding leaders.   The only thing that should matter is if they have the qualities and credentials to be a strong leader.  For example, they should be responsible, trustworthy, fair, honest, and assertiveness.  In the olden times, women were considered to be nothing but housekeepers as they weren’t allowed to have an opinion or speak out.   However, they have come a long way since these days.  Today women have many prominent positions in society and under no conditions should they have to change to fit into these positions of power.  The perfect example is Queen Elizabeth as she ruled England independently for many years.  She was able to remain herself, control her emotions, and be an effective leader.  It didn’t matter that she was a tiny woman because she was just as effective as a man.  Although women can make fine leaders, sometimes emotions can get the best of them.  For example in the case of Hilary Clinton, emotions got the best of her causing her to dropout out of the campaign trail.  It is okay to have emotions as it shows that you are human, but her problem was that she didn’t know how to control them.  Women who take things too literally and allow their emotions to interfere with their work shouldn’t be powerful leaders.   However, not all women are troubled by their emotions.  Some women are able to put aside their emotions realizing that their jobs come first.   These women who are mentally strong can certainly make excellent leaders.  When it is said that women have to be mentally strong, it doesn’t mean they should bottle up their emotions.  It is all right for women to be passionate and have feelings for a certain issues because it shows their character as long as there is balance.  The way society sees women and emotions is different than men and their emotions.  It is almost a double standard.  When men show their emotions it proves that they are strong and dedicated.  When women show their emotions, society automatically assumes they are weak.   This is unfair to women because it is impossible to bottle up all of your emotions.  Society needs to realize that women can be just as strong as men and can be excellent leaders.