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us). They learn to marry the two
sides to blend into a cohesive
approach.
The masculine – command, assertiveness, action – comes into play when, for example, the building is burning and everyone needs to get out. A woman can take up that mantle and use it to bring people to safety. When it is necessary to strategize and bring everyone onboard with a decision, she can call up the feminine by attentively listening to and
understanding divergent arguments, holding the vision for the group to keep them focused, and showing her emotional intelligence to help the group reach the best result possible to reach their goals.
This ability to utilize the feminine and masculine qualities is empowered leadership at its very best. And, yes, even today, she may experience pushback. It still takes courage for a woman to step into this kind of leadership with unapologetic confidence. But it’s so worth it!
Women as change agents
Something else we share as women is a passion to create change. We demonstrate it in our homes, with our families, and in the workplace. We generally are not content with the status quo. We may make change in little things such as the flowers in the yard, the number of voters in our district, a neighborhood watch, or a school lunch program. Or, we may aspire to make global change in the areas of clean water, world hunger, sustainable crops and the like. Regardless of what the change is, we bring all of ourselves into the battle. Look at how we marched for women's rights, the right to vote, civil rights, and similar movements. We did not sit behind the scenes and wait – we took action.
Today we are seeing women starting movements to address abuse – sexual, domestic, racial, sexual orientation to name a few. We’re seeing women and teens take courageous stands on school violence and gun control. It was awe-inspiring to see them at the podium in Washington, D.C., and preach powerfully and passionately to the crowd about why violence needs to end. I can’t imagine any sane person not being moved by these children. In many
respects they put their lives on the line by being that visible.
Yet, it was more important for them to speak out than to be safe behind the curtain.
The courage and conviction I’m seeing in these movements makes me even more passionate about the leadership training and mentoring work I do. I believe NOW is the right time for women to truly come out of the shadows and unmask their potential as
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