The Impact Of Women And Leadership

Women’s minimal leadership role in national and local political spheres remains a serious concern worldwide. in the commonwealth Gender plan of action for gender equality 2005-2015 calls on government to introduce measures to promote at least 30 per cent representation of women in parliament, government and business. The impact of women’s political leadership on democracy and development describes the barrier to women’s political participation and explains why the contribution of women is so crucial to democracy. It identifies established strategies- electoral reform (New Zealand), party voluntary quotas (south Africa), and legislative quotas (Bangladesh and India)- that have helped these commonwealth countries to meet gloat target of 30 percent and thus to effectively advance the participation of women in decision- making at all levels.

No country can make progress if it locks out a half of its population. Increasing contribution of women in the workplace would call for increasing contribution of men at home. As Sheryl Sandberg said: “A world where half our homes are run by men, and half our institutions are run by women, would be a far better world!”Equitable hiring is fundamental to bringing men and women to the same footing. Only then shall a discussion about retention and growth of women at workplace matter.