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What a Woman in the White House Could Mean for Us

2024/10/21
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Amy Gallo
通过播客和媒体贡献,帮助女性应对工作场所中的心理健康挑战。
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Farida Jalalzai
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Laura Morgan Roberts
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Farida Jalalzai: 我研究女性全球领导人,她们上任的条件、在任期间的经历以及她们对社会的影响。如果美国选出第一位女总统,这将产生强大的榜样效应,改变人们对女性领导者的看法,鼓励更多女性投身政治。女性领导人的存在会提高公众的政治参与度,无论男女,对女性领导者的支持度也会提高。然而,这并不意味着性别平等的自动实现,因为女性获得权力可能与家族背景等因素有关,而且在一个政治不稳定的国家,女性领导人的存在并不一定代表性别平等的实现。在巴基斯坦,贝纳齐尔·布托的例子就说明了这一点,尽管她担任过总理,但社会文化并没有根本改变。 我研究了巴西的迪尔玛·罗塞夫总统的案例,她比她所在政党的男性前任提拔了更多的女性,并为女性制定了积极的政策。然而,她最终被弹劾下台,这说明即使女性领导者致力于提升女性地位,也可能面临来自体系的阻力。她的案例也说明了领导风格的重要性,以及社会对女性领导者的不同期望。 新西兰的雅辛达·阿德恩总理是一个比较正面的例子,她以其人性化和团结民众的领导风格赢得了广泛赞誉,并在任期间生下了孩子,这为女性树立了榜样。 Laura Morgan Roberts: 我研究多元化领导团队如何塑造公司文化以及如何影响人们的工作方式。我认为,如果美国选出第一位女总统,这将不仅对女性,而且对所有人产生深远的影响,改变我们对领导者的原型认知。这将带来强大的象征意义,但要真正有所作为,还需要考虑许多因素,包括其他高级领导团队成员、利益相关者、其他机构以及选民。 当选总统需要管理期望,而第一位女总统将面临非同寻常的期望,既有正面支持,也有负面期望甚至希望她失败的。挑战在于,领导力是一个集体过程,任何领导者都无法独自完成所有事情。当前美国社会存在严重分歧,需要弥合分歧,这需要领导者投资于多元化、公平与包容的工作。 女性领导者往往需要在果断和富有同情心之间取得平衡,这比男性领导者面临更大的挑战。她们需要在展现能力的同时,也要展现出温暖和关怀的一面。在企业领域,女性领导者也面临着类似的挑战,她们需要付出更多努力才能获得认可,并且面临着权力受到质疑、身份管理和情感劳动的挑战。她们的成功和失败会被不同地解读,她们会因失败承担更重的惩罚。

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This chapter explores the importance of representation in leadership, using personal anecdotes and reader responses to highlight the impact of seeing women in positions of power. It sets the stage for a discussion on the potential effects of Kamala Harris's presidency.
  • Seeing women in power allows individuals to imagine themselves in similar roles.
  • Reader responses emphasize the positive impact of female representation in leadership positions across various industries and countries.

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How would having a woman in the most powerful position in the United States affect how Americans perceive women as leaders? What changes have resulted from this type of representation in other countries, like Pakistan, Brazil, and New Zealand?

Political scientist Farida Jalalzai and organizational psychologist Laura Morgan Roberts unpack the symbolic and practical effects of having a woman in a top leadership position. They explore how Kamala Harris’s potential presidency could challenge and shift our notions of leadership and change the way that women understand what’s possible for themselves. They also dive into the realities Harris might face if elected—like juggling high expectations and navigating the complexities of representation.

Guests:

Farida Jalalzai is a political scientist and professor at Virginia Tech.

Laura Morgan Roberts is an organizational psychologist and professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

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