Picture a Leader. Is She a Woman?

New York Times ^ | 3/16/2018 | Heather Murphy

[Bigg Red]

Notice that I said “usually”.

[GnuThere]

Imagine if she were POTUS and presenting that image to the entire world. Lucky us, she’s just a bitter old hag with a broken wrist.

[donna]

I agree with you. I've been a female boss and I wasn't good at it, lol.

I'm happy to have my male boss give me a job to do. But, a female boss . . . I want to know why she thinks she's my mother.

[Tax-chick]

Yes, I did. However, I was quibbling slightly. Men as leaders are numerous enough to draw a bell curve. Women who rise to the top without favoritism are likely to hit the high end. In my opinion.

[chris37]

I can’t. I literally cannot imagine the possibility of this pitiful, corrupt, absolute disgraceful loser woman was president of this country.

I mean all I can say is HOLY FLURKING SHNIT! THANK YOU, JESUS! Please forgive my language.

[chris37]

I think it mighta been one of these that we dodged :O

[Candor7]

Mope.

Too self centered.

[EdnaMode]

Yeah I think so too.

[lizma2]

Read your review and you said Liz I was great.

The girl in me is screaming she was cruel and acted like a man! Daddy’s sadistic coat tails. The adult in me knows she advanced her country and her people.

Thatcher was fabulous!!!!!! Her, Regan, JPII. The planet lucked out.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

Maggie Thatcher, Golda Meir? Hell yes.

[KC_Conspirator]

So when asked this, say “Yes, I picture Margaret Thatcher” (or similar) and you will hear the libs yell and screech.

[Bigg Red]

Women who rise to the top without favoritism are likely to hit the high end.

...
Most definitely. But such women are very rare, whereas there are many men who are gifted leaders and inspire others to follow them.

[Bigg Red]

Well said.

[Tax-chick]

It depends on what the goal is. There’s not much attention paid to leading a preschool class!

[Bigg Red]

Yep

[Bigg Red]

But what you said is logical. And logic is just so...so...mean and all.

[Bigg Red]

True. But I think that when people use the word leader they are talking about leaders of adults.

[Tawiskaro]

[Bigg Red]

That is great! Thanks.

[Bigg Red]

Same here. Don’t want a woman to lead me.