It's okay, when we as women are in a serving role. But it's not okay, it appears, still, when we have full access to power.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Women serve but to keep a man from better company.
When women are in positions of power it's a hard place to be, especially when that position involves bossing men around.
I hate to say there are female and male ways of dealing with power, because I think each of us has a male and a female part. But based on my own experience, women will tend to be inclusive, to reach out more, to care a little more.
It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist.
The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.
I think women have long been defined by their roles as procreators and wives, and we're expected to serve, take care of, say 'Yes,' and not ruffle any feathers. Women, in particular, are sometimes not allowed to consider who they are outside of the roles that they play.
People are not happy with women in actual power, yet we seem to be happy to take women on as figureheads, objects, like queens. It's a powerful yet politically powerless role.
When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men.
We have a very long way to go to really penetrate the power structure. Until that happens, you will not see stability among the workforce, among women - in the workforce among women.
I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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