All too often, women are told and taught that to be successful in work, they need to emulate men and take on masculine qualities.
In fact, there are many amazing qualities that women bring to the workplace — qualities that add value and improve a working environment.
by Victoria Greene www.victoriaecommerce.com
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All too often, women are told and taught that to be successful in work, they need to emulate men and take on masculine qualities.
Obviously, that’s a terrible idea. Women can, of course, be huge successes without having to pretend to be a man. In fact, there are many amazing qualities that women bring to the workplace — qualities that add value and improve a working environment.
We should be celebrating these qualities and empowering women. That’s why we’ve made a list of 10 qualities that women bring to the workplace that we think hugely benefit any team or company.
Disclaimer: this isn’t to say that men don’t have these qualities and don’t contribute them to the workplace. But that women, by contributing these qualities, can help to tackle unhealthy work culture, gender imbalance, and climb the corporate ladder themselves, as well as lending a helping hand to the women that follow them.
(Also, we are aware that all women are different and may not inherently have these qualities, but overall, the female population does tend to have these characteristics or skills in a work environment.)
1. Inspiring leadership
Women make great leaders. They’re hard-working, motivated, effective communicators, and have incredibly high standards.
One of the really great qualities that women bring as leaders is that they inspire others, particularly other women. They’ve had to work hard to get to where they are now, and they’re not going to throw it away by making silly mistakes or being lazy. This attitude can inspire and motivate other women to do the same — to show that it can be done.
They’re also unlikely to abuse any privileges or give out special treatment — women have been on the receiving end of this, so they know what it’s like to be bypassed or treated unfairly. Female leaders tend to be more generous and fair; they want to lift up the people around them. In particular, they feel a personal connection with other female entrepreneurs — and want to invest financially as well.
Women as inspirational leaders isn’t just restricted to the workplace they spend their time in either; there are many successful female entrepreneurs and CEOs that share their stories and advice to motivate and empower women in business around the world.
Entrepreneurs like Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx and youngest self-made female billionaire in the US, and Sophia Amoruso of Nasty Gal regularly speak about their thoughts and journeys to success on podcasts, blog posts, or in books.
There are also plenty of awesome female entrepreneur networks to help support and promote women in business
