Unfortunately, female leadership in the corporate sector has not improved in the past few years.
We have ventured into the realms of the 21st century that is shrouded by modernism and modernization. In this era of transformations, we are witnessing improvement and progress in terms of technology, communication, networking, socialization, and many more. Speaking of corporate leadership, statistics reveal that women account for 47.7% of the global workforce in comparison to men. Women continue to face several barriers throughout their journey of leadership. Moreover, women belonging to diverse identity groups such as women of color, LGBTQ+ women, women with disabilities and chronic mental illnesses continue to face perpetual discrimination and abandonment within the workforce.
The talk on equity in female leadership being paramount in the 21st century took a different route during the ongoing pandemic. A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, women have been experiencing comparatively more burnout and stress than in the preceding years. Despite the complications induced by COVID-19, the representation of women increased across the 2020 corporate pipeline. Irrespective of the celebratory waves produced by this notion, the aftermath of the pandemic continues to be of major concern—especially for women. Moreover, women of color continue to lose their grounds of representation at every level and women belonging to diverse identity backgrounds continue facing backlashes within their respective fields of interest.
Perceptive Female Leadership: Men vs Women
Despite the increasing exhaustion, women are voluntarily pursuing C-suite leadership and undertaking responsibility for several aspects such as employee wellbeing, corporate orientation, nurturing organizational values, and others. Female leadership in the world is currently viewed with distinguished perceptions.
Studies prove that women tend to be effective managers. Several studies such as Gallup’s survey of almost 27 million employees worldwide proved women bosses tend to outperform their male counterparts at work because they are better at driving employee engagement.
Female leadership holds an empowering stature globally by sparking a worldwide interest. Regardless of the fair share of criticism, the ‘girlboss’ terminology has renewed interest in women leaders at work. According to the latest survey conducted by the Resume lab, the following data states the views of women about other women in leadership:
- 48% of women would prefer to work for a female manager.
- 72% of women feel rather or very positive about having women leaders in their organization.
- 42% of women would trust a woman more than a man to lead a company.
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