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Women In Leadership: Gender Personality Traits And Skills

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  • Jaber ABDALLAH

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Siham JIBAI

    (The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

The relevance of the present paper is the set of assessments and analysis of the existing situation regarding the positioning of women in the structures of power and responsibility. Our current approach is based on the analysis of the women's manager profile and the leadership styles adopted by women. Based on an extensive literature review of the articles, books and the research undertaken to date, the article presents a series of differences that appear between a business woman and a business man. It also includes a characterization of the main obstacles a woman has to overcome in an organization and provides solutions for promoting more women in management positions. By investigating personality traits, we wanted to show that leadership skills are not the focus of a single gender. There is more and more evidence that achieving a gender balance and varied and diverse management teams proportionate to all levels in a hierarchy will automatically produce positive results, which will only bring performances to organizations.

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  • Jaber ABDALLAH & Siham JIBAI, 2020. "Women In Leadership: Gender Personality Traits And Skills," Business Excellence and Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 10(1), pages 5-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:bemann:v:10:y:2020:i:1:p:5-15
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