Not only is just one woman in India breaking through the glass ceiling, but reportedly all women in India are. Last week at the 17th India Business Conference at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, many successful Indian women congregated to discuss some of their viewpoints on the glass ceiling, or lack thereof, in India.
According to these successful women leaders, a glass ceiling does not exist in India. Because of this, Shika Sharma the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank asks the audience how many women would consider moving to India if there was no question of hitting a glass ceiling. Apparently, “more and more women are getting into senior executive positions in India.” Why are these top executive jobs so easily attainable by women in India, but women in America still struggle with the issue in some areas?
Indian women say the key to earning top positions is focusing on their ambitions and knowing the right balance between work and family, but I believe any person, no matter what country they are from can do this. Perhaps considering Mumford’s Skills Model, Indian schools teach more problem-solving or social judgment skills at younger ages than in America so they grow to be more effective leaders. In turn, effective leaders are more attractive for top positions.
Senior writer at the Wall Street Journal, S. Mitra Kalita stated, "Being a woman, I am more nurturing as a manager. I leverage the multi-tasking capabilities that women are naturally endowed with." This raises the question, do you think women have more emotional intelligence than men because they are naturally more sensitive to others emotions due to their nurturing and comforting ways? If so, do you think this makes them a more effective leader?
Women obtaining top positions are great for companies to gain a woman’s perspective on visions they have, as well as add some diversity. Women, like men, have great ideas to share and I am glad that there are no boundaries for the women in India. Do you think the Indian leadership style is more focused on relationships rather than tasks due to the high number of women leaders? Overall, what is your opinion on why more women in India receive top executive positions than in America?Posted by: Amanda Goetz
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I do believe that women have more emotional intelligence over men. This reason is why i think that it is very important for their to be a combination of men and women managers in the work place because both genders bring something different to the table. I dont necessarily think that it makes them more effective as a leader but i do think that women should receive the same chances as men because they are different and they have just as many great ideas as a man would have.
ReplyDeleteI do think that things are different in India than they are in the united states but that starts with the different cultures that all countries have. And that is a big reason for why women receive top executive positions in India.
Posted by: Jim Link
I agree with Jim that women do have more emotional intelligence over men. It may be different in other cultures but I feel that men in America have to be macho and tough and this may cause them to have less of a nurturing personality. Also I feel that many women have a stronger emotional intelligence them men because many women who have children take care of them in a different way that a man may. A woman is the person the child goes to when something is wrong or they are upset, where as a child may go to the male for influence in sports or physical activity. I think that this may make a woman a better leader in some aspects but I dont always think having a very high emotional intelligence level makes you a good leader. Someone with to high of an emotional intelligence level may be a push over and do what other people want them to instead of the right thing.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that things are different in India then they are in the united states as to the whole culture thing. I do feel though that women in America are also breaking the glass ceiling and becoming more powerful.
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