WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT

Women in Management

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Women in Management

Introduction

The role of women in the operate environment has been able to experience a vast amount of development in the context of the current business environment. In the traditional perspective, the majority of the women were kept out of the management posts, and they were only provided with the low and secondary roles. This decision was primarily made by the male dominate management of the companies, who did not want to change their hegemony over the company hierarchy. But the women have been able to raise the voice regarding the injustice and inequality on the work place environment give as a result there have been vast changes in the role of women in the modern companies (Kidwell et Al, 2013, pp. 331).

Before making the further discourse, it is pertinent to mention that the women just represent 3% among the Fortune 500 CEOs, however; from the entry level job, till the top most tiers in the organization, the representation of this gender declines (Carter & Silva, 2010). The problem is not regarding the differences among men and women in their ability to work in a similar organizational role; however the main emphasis is on the ability of women to be as effective managers; as the male counterparts. Hence the failure of certain women to perform on the management level can be attributed to the circumstantial and environmental factors, rather than the inherent capabilities of the person. This analysis is basically adopts a balanced approach, and inculcates the facts that have been sidelining the women over the period of time.

Discussion

It is true that in the western societies, the women have been able to break the glass ceilings which were developed in the traditional society, which did not allow them, to achieve the management posts. But with the playing field more objective in nature and focus on the objective factors; the women have to prove that they can be as effective managers as the male managers (DaviDson et. Al., 2011, p. 1). The issues that a woman can face in the role as a manager while conducting operations in the company, can be based on the environmental and external factors; rather than the internal issues of the person. In any perspective, there are several factors which have to be considered while analyzing the role of the women in the managerial positions.

Role of a Manager in the Contemporary Business Environment

The first thing to consider while making the comparison the performance of male and female managers in the organizations, it is important to strategically analysing the organization itself. The company is not a highly structured and formal entity, in which majority of the work is only done on professional capacity. Rather the majority of the actions attained by the employees in the current organizations are done through more informal and open communication strategies (Uduji, 2013, pp. 71-79). Hence there is a considerable social parting the company based environment, in which there ...