I learnt a lot about LEADERSHIP yesterday. Its not only about leading people it also has to do with following and characteristics of a leader.

A leader should be charismatic, a good listener, a people –carrier, open to new ideas,full of his or her own ideas because one can only give out what one has within. A leader should also be able to select like-minded people who will help him/her attain the desired goal.

Another topic is GENDER. Simply put, it can be defined as a socially constituted role assigned to a man or a woman by society. What comes to mind next is how can one determine that I am a man or i am a woman? I will answer that question by saying that

The physical attributes of a person determines that. E.g., for a man; his stature, hair , gait. For a woman her breasts, hair, body build .

This brings me to the connection between Gender and Leadership, society thinks as women we are not entitled to lead. We should just stay back and follow, even when they want to be liberal and want a woman to contest, they tell her go for the post of the vice-president.

Come to think of it, if a woman could combine raising kids that become professionals in their field, taking care of the home, cooking, making sure every member of the family is ok, why would anyone think they can’t be in leadership?

According to the popular saying he who can’t govern his home how will he govern a country? Based on this premise, the conclusion is that if a woman can govern a home then she can govern a country.

There are instances of women presidents who are performing well e.g. Liberia and a country in europe . Or are the men just so scared that a woman will contest in Nigeria and perform excellently well where they have all failed?????

I learnt a lot about LEADERSHIP yesterday. Its not only about leading people it also has to do with following and characteristics of a leader.

A leader should be charismatic, a good listener, a people –carrier, open to new ideas,full of his or her own ideas because one can only give out what one has within. A leader should also be able to select like-minded people who will help him/her attain the desired goal.

Another topic is GENDER. Simply put, it can be defined as a socially constituted role assigned to a man or a woman by society. What comes to mind next is how can one determine that I am a man or i am a woman? I will answer that question by saying that

The physical attributes of a person determines that. E.g., for a man; his stature, hair , gait. For a woman her breasts, hair, body build .

This brings me to the connection between Gender and Leadership, society thinks as women we are not entitled to lead. We should just stay back and follow, even when they want to be liberal and want a woman to contest, they tell her go for the post of the vice-president.

Come to think of it, if a woman could combine raising kids that become professionals in their field, taking care of the home, cooking, making sure every member of the family is ok, why would anyone think they can’t be in leadership?

According to the popular saying he who can’t govern his home how will he govern a country? Based on this premise, the conclusion is that if a woman can govern a home then she can govern a country.

There are instances of women presidents who are performing well e.g. Liberia and a country in europe . Or are the men just so scared that a woman will contest in Nigeria and perform excellently well where they have all failed?????