Thursday, August 27, 2009

"Women Hold Up Half The Sky"

I just recently read an article, which attracted my intention to put up my post here. Traditionally, we think most women lack of certain skills, knowledge's and intelligent. We indeed are getting wrong perception on them. Time is moving, and of course women will also be developed more skillful and knowledgeable. it's could be out of your expectation. You just open your eyes and look at those are women are working in workforce, certain of them may hold up to the top ladder in corporation.

As leader experts said,Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong once remarked that “women hold up half the sky”. Whether it was an ancient proverb or his own quotation, having women in the workforce has certainly brought about a host of benefits.

The survey has proven that yet in Malaysia, only 37% of the 10.8million workforce is women. The remaining balance will occupy by the men which 77% of the available of roles. Therefore, we shouldn't expect the numbers as shown it will not be going up, it may going up in upcoming day especially in the corporate ladders. As often said, "Never ever estimated anyone else next to you."

"Why, when you have two hands, you only use one?" as professional OL addressed in this articles. They as women, they are not trying to compete with the men, it's not about being as best as men. They are just recognizing fro their own strengths and capabilities. Apart from that, women are hold the higher education rather than men. This is caused them to understand the men world always in high ladder, this is one of the way to stay in same level with men. Hence so far, I also understand that there are number of social communities to widen their networking, develop their skills, share their resources and representing themselves to government of their point of views. In workforce, it occurred gender bias basically where women always reluctant speak for themselves and achievements. Like such pattern, they used not to create norms among the social norms nor are they encouraging other women to succeed. It's difficult their efforts speak from themselves, they must able to create the intention for men to understand they are not weak likely last time.

Women measure success differently from men, “Success to men, generally speaking, is about making profits and beating your opponents. Women tend to measure success by fulfilling passions and benefiting all around them,” despite that, corporate culture must recognise female traits as a strength and not a disadvantage simply because it differs from male traits.


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