gengwall

Kay – don’t get me wrong – I agree that the differences don’t equate to gender separation of such roles as leader and follower. But men and women are fundimentally different (there are areas that don’t overlap at all like some hormonal levels and brain structures). Ignoring the differences does not make them go away. Moreover, such ignorance misses a prime opportunity to catch comps using their own terminology. “Design” boils down to biology. But comps can’t point to any design features that inherently yield (or block) leadership ability. The best way to defeat the “designed to lead” argument is to have them come to their own conclusion that nothing that is uniquely male in their design makes for a universally good (or bad) leader. So, if you want to see them squirm, have them point out what is unique about male “design” and prove that it makes for a better leader. When they can’t, they have just self-acknowledged that they are not designed to lead.