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Why are women retreating from leadership positions?

2023-02-23 22:08:43Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA LAUREL BOWMAN
Why are women retreating from leadership positions?
Nicola Sturgeon and Nancy Pelosi

Some of the most popular female leaders have stepped down. In Scotland, Nicola Sturegon announced her resignation as leader of the Scottish government, citing the strong impact political engagement was having on her personal life.

"From the first moments when I took this job, I believed that part of being well governed was knowing when it would be the right time to step back and make way for someone else," said Nicola Sturgeon . former leader of the government of Scotland.

Its political powerhouse, the Scottish National Party, has faced setbacks in its push for Scottish independence. Last year, the British Supreme Court rejected Scotland's request to hold a referendum on secession from Britain.

However, Ms Sturegon was proud to say she wanted to spend more time with her family than her own.

" It will help us build the future"... she said.

In January, Jacinda Ardern resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand. Although support for her party has fallen due to rising inflation, Ms Ardern said her main reason for stepping down was to devote herself to her role as a mother.

"I know what it takes to govern and I know that I am no longer able to lead properly," she said.

In November, the politician Nancy Pelosi announced that she was giving up her role as the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives. In Africa, Ethiopia's Chief Justice, Court Meaza Ashenafi, resigned in January.

Have we entered the era of resignations from women leaders?

"I think what we are getting from these resignations of women leaders is that the environment is not friendly to women. I think it is important to review the structures, systems and institutions that were historically created and defined by men, but which are now no longer appropriate" , explains Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

Meanwhile, studies by the organization LeanIn and the McKinsey Company show that women in business demand better wages and more facilities at work and are prepared to change jobs to secure these conditions. Also, they like to work from home more, maybe because they want to take care of the family.

"I think it's becoming more and more acceptable to lead while taking care of the family ," Ms. de Silva de Alwis points out.

Also, some studies show that the less gentle and self-confident a woman leader appears, the less she is liked, even by other women. Malawian President Joyce Banda told the British newspaper "The Guardian" that her biggest critics were women.

But not everything is going downhill for women in management. Experts say that the trend towards part-time work in Europe will help women, as will increasing quotas for their representation in business. Also, they say many cultures are more used to the idea of ​​female leadership.

"In cultures where women's leadership has been institutionalized for a long time, such as in the Scandinavian countries, support for women in leadership is great and in fact half of the leaders are women," says Alice Evans, an expert on the history of gender issues .

When she handed over her duties, former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, Nancy Pelosi expressed her amazement at how much the number of women members in this institution has increased compared to 35 years ago when she was elected as a representative./ VOA


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