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Essay / Gender Differences and Leadership: The Gender Gap in...
15). I couldn't have said it better myself; I don't see why a man and a woman with the same level of education and work experience should be treated differently based on their natural physical attributes and gender identity. Shah (2015) argues that “in today's competitive world, even though workload and working hours are amplified by both men and women, in this study it was found that women face more problems with workload and working hours than men” (p. 14). Kanter said, “Not only are decision-makers influenced by stereotypes that disadvantage women in leadership roles, but they may also succumb to homosocial reproduction, a tendency of a group to reproduce itself in its own image” (quoted in Northouse, 2016, p. 405). Women are pioneers, multitasking is one of their many great qualities, even under pressure, “studies have shown that women experience more role-related stress than men” (Shah, 2015, p. 14 ). Yes, it is clear that some jobs require a male specialty because of their physical attributes such as strength; it is an approving and desirable quality; However, when it comes to leadership styles and skills, it is an environment that is primarily about ideas, people skills, communication, and anything outside of muscle breaking or