Do Women Make Better Leaders than Men?

Posted by Jane on 18 January, 2009  Email This Post -  Print This Post

In the recent past there have been several studies that seem to suggest that yes, they do! One such study was conducted in 2005 by Caliper, a US based management consultancy firm and Aurora, a London firm dedicated to advancing the female cause.

Women More Persuasive

What they found was that women leaders are more persuasive, assertive and willing to take more risks than male leaders and have a stronger need to get things done.

Women leaders also were found to be more empathic and flexible, as well as stronger in interpersonal skills than their male counterparts.

“These qualities combine to create a leadership style that is inclusive, open, consensus building, collaborative and collegial,” according to Herb Greenberg, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Caliper, “We should emphasize that the male leaders in this study were also exceptional in these areas. But the women leaders set a new standard,”adds Dr. Greenberg.

As a footnote, the women leaders in the United Kingdom and the United States share very similar, very strong profiles.

What do you think about women leaders? Different? Better? Just the same as the blokes? Seen too few to make a judgement?

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