the evidence indicated that the two sexes are more alike than different in the ways they lead. much of this similarity is based on the fact that leaders, regardless of gender, perform similar activities in influence others. that's their job and the two sexes do it equally well saying the sexes are more alike than different sill means the two are not exactly the same. saying the most common difference lies in leadership styles. women tend to use a more democratic style. they encourage the participation of their followers and are willing to share their positional power with others. in addition, women tend to influence others best through their ability to be charmingly influential. men, on the other hand, tend to typically use a task-centered leadership style. this approach includes directly activities of others and relying on their positional power to control the organizations activities. but surprisingly , even this difference is blurred. all things considered, when a woman is a leader in a traditionally male-dominated job ( such as that of a police officer) , she tends to lead in a manner that is more task centered. with an increased emphasis on teams, employee involvement, and interpersonal skills, democratic leadership styles are more in demand. leaders need to be more sensitive to their followers needs and more open in their communications; they need to build more trusting relationships. and many of these factors are behaviors that women have typically grown up developing. so what do you think? is there a difference between the sexes in terms of leadership styles? do men or women make better leaders? would you prefer to work for a man or a woman? what's your opinion?.

1. the evidence indicated that the two sexes are more alike than different in the ways they lead.
much of this similarity is based on the fact that leaders, regardless of gender, perform similar
activities in influence others. that's their job and the two sexes do it equally well saying the sexes
are more alike than different sill means the two are not exactly the same.
saying the most common difference lies in leadership styles. women tend to use a more
democratic style. they encourage the participation of their followers and are willing to share their
positional power with others. in addition, women tend to influence others best through their ability
to be charmingly influential. men, on the other hand, tend to typically use a task-centered
leadership style. this approach includes directly activities of others and relying on their positional
power to control the organizations activities. but surprisingly , even this difference is blurred. all
things considered, when a woman is a leader in a traditionally male-dominated job ( such as that
of a police officer) , she tends to lead in a manner that is more task centered.
with an increased emphasis on teams, employee involvement, and interpersonal skills, democratic
leadership styles are more in demand. leaders need to be more sensitive to their followers needs
and more open in their communications; they need to build more trusting relationships. and many
of these factors are behaviors that women have typically grown up developing.
so what do you think? is there a difference between the sexes in terms of leadership styles? do
men or women make better leaders? would you prefer to work for a man or a woman? what's your
opinion?