Debating Feminists on Women in Leadership Roles

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[diana]

Men and women are wired differently..it’s just a fact.

[allanmarwood]

Most men don't even want to do those demanding careers. It takes a very special breed to go to those extremes

[TheStepmonkey]

I admire her❤ You can see she has improved in her speech and confidence 👏

[AndereundIch]

And its not even "men" in general.

Its the tiniest minority, willing and able to do all that.

[misaelfraga]

Btw a lot of those highly ambitious men that attain those high status positions suffer greatly at th cost of their family. Which sometimes results in marital affairs, children having resentment, or health related issues due to stress.

[crimsonhell]

Thank God I'm from asia 😭
What even is a cis women

[bangerkovaaks]

Well said. It ain't about better or worse! Just different goals and aspirations.

[Slim_Charles]

She’s speaking nothing but facts. It’s not that women are INCAPABLE of doing these things; it’s that they generally don’t even possess the desire for them. And of course, without the desire, there is no drive, and without the drive, you can’t hope for these types of positions.

[netaniamullings]

Completely agree, but you'll get called a pick me for stating that opinion

[lovelover]

The thing is, women are just as good of leaders as men. All my best bosses have been female. But if women aren’t able to both have a career and a family, women will choose family over work a lot of the time. If we as a society want women in positions of power, we need to support female leaders, and honestly we need a different work environment. Men shouldn’t have to be working 80 hour weeks and missing every family event either! We can re-structure those demanding jobs so that people can both be leaders and have time with their families. Then we get the benefit of good leaders of both sexes, and those leaders get to enjoy happier lives. Why are we acting like an 80 hour week is INEVITABLE and unavoidable? It isn’t

[PrettyPrincess]

It's a crime how much jubilee edited out a lot of Amala's responses to the discussion in the video. I watched because I genuinely wanted to hear her speak, can't spell jubilee without an "L"

[aprilrenee_]

I climbed the corporate ladder. When my baby girl clung to her babysitter and rejected me, this momma bear tapped out. I had my babies to raise them. As important as it is that we let men know it's ok to be masculine, we need to let our daughters know that it's ok to choose family over career. We are pushed to go to college to get the best career we can get, but what if being a homemaker is where our heart is? I don't want to gain the whole world and lose my soul.

[anonplussedhuman]

Female boss here: One of my biggest challenges is the expectation to be maternal and coddling by other women or female employees. The men are fine. My only issue with men is I have to repeat myself three times typically lol but overall women are 100% more difficult to work with. A lot (not all) seek direction or aren't as driven which is fine and ingrained in a lot of women but I take initiative and do push forward whereas a lot don't. They also poison the well with shit talking around a space whereas men have these extremely supportive roles with each other and collaborate so well for the greater cause of a company. I've seen it with other women at my own company but it's rare. Most just want to clock in, get a raise and seek you out as a mommy not a boss. Sorry, but it's the truth. These days I've preserved myself by going solo sans team and way happier.

[張芝瑀-sf]

Yes and no. There are definitely biological and psychological factors at play; however, social gender roles cannot be ignored. At least in my experience. I’m Asian, and although my parents and teachers are all highly educated, as I was growing up, I was often being preached about “I’m a girl, I shouldn’t be so competitive”, “it’s more important to marry well than to have a great career”, “you will eventually have to balance between work and having kids, and since men just can’t take care of children that well, you should do it”. I’ve been hearing that shit since middle school, and it’s hard to shrug its influence off.

[christophercoleman]

How many male politicians have TRULY happy marriages? I'm not talking about the phoney posturing, but genuinely harmonious ones, without infidelity or divorce. DAMN FEW I'LL WAGER.

[nccreativedesign]

Amala is nuanced and I appreciate that.

[fredfredburger]

She’s completely right. I would just like to add that it’s only a small minority of men that have that type of attitude and desire to work 80 hours a week and only commit to their job and nothing else

[JediNiyte]

Miss Ekpunobi, I am a classical liberal who is DELIGHTED to have found you. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see young folks with genuine wisdom, but you are without a doubt one of those people. Thank you for what you're doing and keep up the incredible work!

[judethree]

Clear thinker, beautiful, and seems to be raised with morals. Someone better snatch her up quick, if she’s not taken already.

[imogengreig]

I don’t think women are biologically less likely to take leadership roles, I think women are socially influenced more to take on nurturing caring roles. It’s an important distinction as some people can interpret this message to mean women are biologically programmed to not be leaders which just isn’t true. Women can be leaders but they have to sacrifice family to do it whilst men can be leaders without worrying about that because women have been taught to take on those roles for them.