I have a theory to propose, and would enjoy some (constructive) critism. Known uberfeminist trolls need not apply please :).
From what we've seen in history, I believe that one can make the following comments on the correlation between leadership and the leaders gender:
- Men seem to be better programmed to dominate the "tribe", and maintaining control of the "tribe" as a whole. Examples of this are Napolean, Lenin, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, etc. Some will argue that women were never given the opportunity to become leaders in some of these older societies due to the limitations of cultural stereotypes, but there is a very potent example against this; Communist Russia had sexual equality in everything, infact, women were encouraged to work side by side with their husbands. During the Second World War, women fought in the Soviet army against the Germans, flew in the Soviet airforce, etc. And yet, there was no female Socialist Party head that was a woman.
2007-04-02
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