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Are you saying that men tend to take more leadership responsibilities?
by thendrill 5y ago
Are you saying that men tend to take more leadership responsibilities?
- dagw 5y agoOr at least men tend to _be given_ more leadership responsibilities.
- daenz 5y agoI do get your point, but leadership is sometimes unique in that it requires an individual to take the role.
- dagw 5y agoYou can take a leadership role, but you cannot take a leadership position. That has to be given to you.
- User23 5y agoThat’s a strange thing to say at a domain that’s all about founders, who are exactly taking leadership positions.
- daenz 5y agoTrue, but from my experience, taking the role can lead to a position because it demonstrates qualities in a leader.
- hn8788 5y agoI don't think I've ever seen a well functioning organization that gives a leadership position to someone who hasn't already demonstrated leadership qualities by proactively taking on a leadership role.
- lillecarl 5y agoI don't think you're right. It has to be negotiated about, either I get this role or you will have to find a replacement for me.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoUsually people get promotions like that after the prior leader has quit and they have spent some time filling in in the interim. Or they apply for jobs that have leadership responsibilities as the next step of their career ladder until they get one. In both cases seeking the role comes before actually being granted it. It's very rare for organizations to grant leadership roles to anyone not already seeking it (usually by performing that role or applying for that job) in some capacity.
- johnchristopher 5y agoKeyword being sometimes. Are we debating exceptions that contradict the existence of the problem at large ?
- daenz 5y agoNo, I'm confident there are gender-based biases. But the degree of the problem needs to be considered accurately, which means understanding all of the exceptions and how frequently they occur.