Colors And Lights

Will you prefer a lady being your boss? Do you think gender contribute to being a good or bad boss?

I know we cannot have generic answers to these questions. Being Good boss or bad one will be person dependent. We have many ladies ruling the world. Forbes list of most powerful ladies proves that.

But let’s leave them aside for a while. What does your experience say? I don’t want to talk about these powerful ladies who are leading at high positions. I am referring to that one who is probably your immediate boss?

Are women bosses seem to treat other women subordinates rudely? Are they less empathetic when it comes to understand problems of other female colleagues?

When it comes to behaving with other women; do the jealousy, looks, money rule over other leadership values? Are they the last one to look up to when you need someone’s help? Are they the first one when it comes to sack the other female reportees?

When it comes to selecting the team; do they give preference to boys; because they tend to have fewer problems?

When “G” was given the pink slip; her immediate manager and HRG both were ladies. It could be more of coincidence. I have had good and bad both kinds of female bosses. Both bosses showcased the typical female characteristics like jealousy, politics etc. I don’t happen to see this mess up when the boss is male. Probably because we tend to mingle too much with lady boss as compared to a male boss. It nowhere means having a male boss is rose colored picture perfect scene.

Another lady boss told me it is pretty easy for ladies to become good managers because we are used to handle too many people. We survive through home politics; hence office politics becomes a cake walk. Interesting thoughts I would say even though I would refrain myself indulging into such stuff.  

What would be your preference any day given a chance?