Build your professional network on facebook via our app Go to app
 
<< Prev  4 of 10 in Topic  Next >>
Posted in Community :

HR Professionals

 

Calling women 'Bossy' : Is it gender bias according to you?

Created by : Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  | 07 04 2011 07:54:04 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Leadership Styles(People Management)
Keywords : leadership woman leaders bossy behavior women bosses. woman boss
Activity:  949 views;  last activity : 10 13 2011 10:14:02 +0000

I have gone through so many articles where women are tagged as 'Bossy'.. I do not understand because I do not have any such bad experience. But when I read such artivles I feel a gender bias going in where man can say anything to you but woman cannot and if she does she is bossy. A long thread of comments also suggests thigns like they have reached there by luck and do not know how to behave, they are insecure and a lot more.. A simple question : Do you think this is gender bias?

  
 Refer 2302
Share
 
 
  Rate : 
 
 
Yes Vs No
25
 
 
 
 
16
16
11
Support   Support
Top Argument
5
0

For me it is.. how can anyone say that they have reached there because of luck? Such surveys lead to wrong impressions and wrong conclusions..
By Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  07 04 2011 07:54:04 +0000
 
Top Argument
1
0
no not at all, let it be don't feel so your boss its kind of trend to differentiate things this way
By mallikarjuna , networking, 3i  07 04 2011 08:01:16 +0000
0
0
There is gender bias. People keep crying because it exists and should not exist as we talk about equality b.w male/female.
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 07 21 2011 05:59:40 +0000
0
0
It should not happened in current days of equality. I support your views, Gargi & thanks for referral.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 07 18 2011 12:17:00 +0000
0
0

I do not welcome gender discrimination . However, if one wants to call a male head as ," BOSS" & "Bossy" for Woman head. I do not find any biasness. But these terms are approved or not. I have no idea.
By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 07 05 2011 11:30:47 +0000
0
0

i agree with u gargi
By puneet , Manager Admin  | 07 05 2011 09:20:30 +0000
0
0
Gargi well said.Friends, Do not think in a traditional way, will be gone then, scenarios are different than before. Cope up wid the technology and lifestyle. Boss is boss, what female / male here.
By Farthaze , Looking for an openings anywhere.HR Assistant Manager, Tata Teleservices Limited  | 07 05 2011 04:30:37 +0000
0
0
Yes it is!! i wonder why we keep a regular track on Women behavior & activities in or outside the office. why we don't have such questions when it comes to Male bosses, there r cases where we had similar questions related to their ability and competitiveness??.....because since beginning of the world Male led the professional life and our offices.....women in INDIA just started to take over us in every field of professional life.....so we will take some time to digest this truth...and things will surely come back to normal soon.
By Rohit Thakur, Electrical Engineer-Industrial, Quality Engineering and Software Technologies  | 07 05 2011 03:44:51 +0000
0
0
Women argue because of insecurity. You may feel they try to boss over you, but infact it is a way of showing they have concern for you and like you.
By K LAXMINARAYANA RAO, Freelancer  | 07 04 2011 23:47:31 +0000
0
0
It's only perception of person but it is one of major drawback for women to lead in the organisation and have to be changed for no gender discrimination.
By pragati parihar, MBA/PGDM student, banasthali university,jaipur  | 07 04 2011 18:19:13 +0000
0
0
When a women leads she has to face many criticism and is called BOSSY. Why this for women??? and not men. There shouln't be any difference.
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 07 04 2011 17:21:44 +0000
0
0
yes
By sumanth , Head/VP/GM-HR, confidential  | 07 04 2011 14:49:50 +0000
0
0

@Raghavan: Your comment "heir insecurity stems from the fact that women are emotional and not rational in thought" If this was true, no women would have joined the police or army, there would have been no "female terrorists", no women in sports, no women would have played chess or karate or judo or ski diving etc - emotion cannot be used in the above instances, the thought has to be rational (absolutely no second chance and no room for a mistake). This argument that women are emotional and not rational is just an argument of "convenience".
By Munshi Ramchand, Retired  | 07 04 2011 14:11:16 +0000
0
0

I don't feel its completely based on gender. But it do looks like cuz of the relatively huge size of working male population when compared to females at higher position. Those who undermine the strength and capability of women professionals by calling it as luck will realize by themselves when the population of male and female at higher management are equal. They will realize that luck cant carry one half of the population to higher management which means the other half also came up on luck.
By Harikiran.M , Food Technologist  | 07 04 2011 14:11:01 +0000
0
0

Gargi may be yes. Since Indian Society is male dominated for donkey's years and continuing. 
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 07 04 2011 11:57:39 +0000
0
0

Yes, it is gender bias.Luck favors those who make efforts and try.Surveys are not parameters,but it indicates the male chauvinism.
By Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer  | 07 04 2011 10:10:38 +0000
0
1
i dont agree with this. men can also be bossy, infact much more bossier than women
By srirang gollerkeri, Senior Recruitment Specialist with AimPlus Staffing Solutions  | 07 04 2011 08:49:58 +0000
0
0

Why should we doubt on our ability to work? why should we make our self inferior? When we have knowledge, hard work and dedication from which we have reached the heights at work.......if people talk, let them......they don't have better business to do. If they put their mind and soul in working they won't have time to chat.........just ignore and concentrate on your work....they may spend days, months, a year then ...........they will know ,why you are there and why not them.My support is NO, because its time u should know ,what is applicable for u?what is not.
By parimala.c.wagh , Tech Architect, Rites.Ltd/GC/BMRCL  | 10 13 2011 10:25:41 +0000
0
0
some people keep crying about gender bias.
By Pritam Kumar Choudhary, Analyst, Thomsom Reuters  | 07 21 2011 02:00:41 +0000
0
0
no it depends on nature of individual and not gender...
By CA Heena Sharma, Chartered Accountant  | 07 20 2011 08:01:16 +0000
0
0
It's a No. Whether it is Man or Woman, when they are bossy, we call them bossy. No gender bias here please.
By MS_Pi , Top Management, Confidential  | 07 20 2011 04:16:58 +0000
0
0
I wonder what is wrong in calling "Bossy", how it can be amounts to gender bias. You cant expect a over protective chamber for you when you are out. You must accept the reality. I am sorry Gargi I dont expect a question from you.
By Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.  | 07 06 2011 12:05:50 +0000
0
0

After all we are humans Y Gender Discrimination
By sudhakar , BUSINESS CONSULTANT  | 07 04 2011 15:22:25 +0000
0
0

Certainly not, today anyone who gets power even a peon tends to act bossy, so its certainly not a gender bias.
By Mohan Murari, Marketing Manager, Confidential  | 07 04 2011 14:34:53 +0000
0
0
Not really Gargi. Behaviour of such nature is common to both the genders and is situation-dependent!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 07 04 2011 09:13:36 +0000
0
0
Some Women tend to be over controlling,over dominating self-appointed queenies... so in that case it is not a bias at all... However we must not generalise it.
By Mir Arif, Principal Consultant, Infosys Technologies  | 07 04 2011 09:05:25 +0000
0
1
My answer is in two parts. First being that the word bossy is an adjective and can be applied to anyone irrespective of their gender. Second i do not agree with an overall view that women have reached their position by luck, no way, they work as hard as anyone else but i agree on one thing that they are insecure. Their insecurity stems from the fact that women are emotional and not rational in thought.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 07 04 2011 09:00:03 +0000
Argue for "Yes"
Argue for "No"
 Found the debate "Calling women 'Bossy' : Is it gender bias according to you?"  interesting ?  Suggest to your connections and communities  
 
Viewers also viewed
Everyone has discussed a lot about demerits of working women.. Many are blaming her for ruining...
 
1388 referals 36 votes, 2215 views
Even though half of the 3,00,000 engineers India produces every year are women, it is a sad but...
 
825 referals 6 votes, 915 views
In a recent study, it said that attractive women faced discrimination when they applied for jobs...
 
646 referals 71 arguments, 2152 views
more...  
Recent Knowledge (4)
WE HAD A GOOD NUMBER OF INVENTORS WITH GREATER VISION ABOUT THE SOCIETY. INVENTORS HERE NEED NOT...
 
2 referals 2 arguments, 97 views
These days as I switch on the tv or radio or look at a hoarding I do feel that power of ads I...
 
3004 referals 23 arguments, 482 views
MNC's should take in more freshers vs Do not take freshers
 
1 referals 2 arguments, 161 views
more...  
Sponsored Jobs
More From Author
Lay-offs are back?
Dear sir the pictures are4 broken and the attachments are not working so please help:)
Priceless thought. Thanks for sharing.
more...  
  • Popular Knowledge
  •  
  •  
  • Popular Jobs
  •