Page 2077 - Week 07 - Thursday, 24 June 2021
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Several studies show the enhanced effectiveness and success of female leadership. So why does underwhelming representation continue to be a problem?
There are a range of factors.
Even in our modern world, women often bear much of the domestic workload, which can prevent or dissuade women from taking on external opportunities—especially those as demanding as political work.
Furthermore, female politicians often come under greater scrutiny and criticism than their male counterparts—
by the media in particular, and at rallies, as we have just discussed—
However, research from the Harvard Business Review reveals that women outperform in 17 of 19 leadership skills; and it has been argued that this is due to their inclination toward transformative leadership.
In their approaches to policy, female leaders globally have debunked deeply patriarchal standards and demonstrated the benefits of female leadership without the need to emulate men’s qualities …
There is no denying that women are capable of being great leaders. We bring to the role our own styles and attributes to engage and to understand the important issues that matter most to our community.
Decision-making processes need to reflect diverse input from leaders across all intersections of identity and experience …
By engaging our diverse community in leadership positions, we foster a legislative system and community that utilises the unique qualities and aspects that distinguish us from each other.
We all have different ideas and qualities based on our own lived experience. It is more important than ever that we engage these differences to bring about meaningful, systemic, and lasting change.
Encouraging political engagement and participation requires a grassroots effort that should ultimately provide females within our community with the tools and confidence they need to actively participate.
While gender quotas can compensate for inherent biases, it is just as important to recognise and condemn the behaviours that make such regulations required in the first place.
Encouraging women’s participation and garnering the ambition that is required to engage in community and political endeavours is a crucial step in improving the perception of female leadership and opportunities for women in our community.
I thank June for this wonderful speech. She has a great speech writing career ahead of her and a very bright future.
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