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3. Men and women as leaders

 
Most of the leaders in the world are men because they make the best leaders (3)
It doesn't matter whether there are more men leaders than women leaders (2)
Women make just as good leaders as men and there should be more opportunities for women to become leaders (-3)

 

Most of the leaders in the world are men. This is not because men make better leaders, but because they often use their power or make rules that make it more difficult for women to become leaders. It would be much fairer if there were equal numbers of men and women leaders. There are many examples of successful women leaders in religion, politics, business and many other areas of life. Mother Teresa was a nun who helped the sick and dying in Calcutta; Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India and Anita Roddick set up the Body Shop.

Do you agree? Do you know any successful women leaders that you would like to tell others about? Add your voice to the debate on this issue

Did You Know?

  • Only one in twenty of the world's Presidents and Prime Ministers are women
  • Women do two thirds of all the world's work but only earn one tenth of world income
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