GANIBAN, GIL RAPHAEL L.

RIZAL SEC-15
FA#3
Women are Capable of Becoming a President
The whole concept of feminism has been around for years now, and the debate whether
they are capable of being a leader or otherwise. Being a president is huge role compared to just
leading a company or a movement which makes it a difficult topic to discuss. In today’s time and
age, we accept the idea of women presidency, but most people are not quite convinced by it. Yes,
I think a woman can and will be president in the next decade. The women of today have a
completely different way of thinking than the women of the past decades. They are a lot stronger,
wiser, more independent, and many more.
Women are also capable of being a leader, whether it be in a company or a country.
Women make highly competent leaders, according to those who work most closely with
them, and what’s holding them back is not a lack of capability but a dearth of
opportunity. According to recent studies, women in leadership roles are thought to be just
as effective as males. Women were assessed as excelling in taking initiative, behaving
with resilience, exercising self-development, driving for results, and demonstrating great
integrity and honesty in an examination of hundreds of 360-degree assessments (Zenger
and Folkman, 2019).
Another reason why women are capable of being president in the coming years is that
they keep their egos in check. Joan Wrabetz, a CTO at Quali, stated that in the C-suite,
ego often comes in the way of good decision-making. Women display ego in a unique
way, and they are adept at making decisions while keeping their ego in control. Working
with boards of directors, partners, and customers is a significant benefit. In an interview,
the late US president, Barack Obama, said that if women led the world, there would be
less war because most conflict in countries are held by old men with strong powers.
(Chappell, 2019).

Despite the fact that all of these feminism movements are well-known around the world, some
individuals remain skeptical of the idea of a female president. They are still skeptical of a
woman's ability to lead a country. The reasons for this mentality in society are still unknown.
The majority of people believe it is a myth that one female leader can transform society,
according to Christine Ro (2021). This reasoning is considered a statement with no strong
supporting evidence. Today, it's normal for leadership views to automatically default to
masculine behavior stereotypes, resulting in unconscious gender bias. Over the years, our
society taught us that no matter what, men are superior to women when it comes to
leadership and power. In general, if you believe that gender balance already exists, you're
less inclined to believe that electing female leaders is vital. As a result, false assumptions
may lead to bias against women in positions of leadership (Ro, 2021).
 There are also assumptions that women are first assumed incompetent until proven
otherwise which is the opposite for men. This leads to women not being perceived as
leaders right from the start. If a woman succeeds, it is due to her hard work or luck; if she
fails, it is due to her incompetence. If a man succeeds, it is due to his abilities; if he fails,
it is due to poor luck or a scandal (Ellevate, 2011). This proves how the election of
leaders revolves around gender bias either conscious or unconscious.

Altogether, women are more than capable of being leaders, whether it is in a company or in a
country. The only reason why they are deprived of the opportunity is due to the stereotypes laid
out by the society and the gender bias present. Leadership skills are not relevant to genders in
any way. Many women are getting increasingly comfortable with exercising authority and
retaining power in various situations and places of the world today, and are openly ambitious to
do so. These leaders have no need to deny or be concerned about their femininity, preferring
instead to focus on attaining power and accomplishing goals. To a significant extent, these
women's sex/gender is not a crucial variable.

References:
Chappell, B. (2019, December 16). Barack Obama says women could solve many of world's
problems - which men have caused. NPR. Retrieved November 27, 2021, from
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/788549518/obama-links-many-of-world-s-problems-to-old-
men-not-getting-out-of-the-way.
Ellevate. (2011, August 9). Why is it that women are seen as less competent? Forbes. Retrieved
November 27, 2021, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/85broads/2011/04/14/why-is-it-that-
women-are-seen-as-less-competent/?sh=7e2e6e8a394d.
Ro, C. (2021, January 19). Why do we still distrust women leaders? BBC Worklife. Retrieved
November 27, 2021, from https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210108-why-do-we-still-
distrust-women-leaders.
Zenger, J., & Folkman, J. (2019, June 25). Research: Women score higher than men in most
leadership skills. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved November 27, 2021, from
https://hbr.org/2019/06/research-women-score-higher-than-men-in-most-leadership-skills.