Why can’t we end the war? Why is stereotyping still an
issue?
Diving further into my research, I
found a blog post written by Leona Charles, titled “Why You Need a Female Mentor.”
In this blog post she claims that women are better mentors to other women
because they have a better understanding of their gender than their male-counterpart.
With Charles giving different examples, she is pretty much stating that there
is a connection between women that you cannot find in an opposite gendered colleague.
The things she writes in this blog
post are intended for female readers. She shows no inclination of targeting
both genders, she gives example that “only women would understand” with no
scientific evidence to back it up. This particular blog post Charles wrote is
more opinionated than anything.
Sure, I get what she is trying to
say but I do not believe that those qualities and connections can only be found
in other women. I do believe that this feeds into limiting perceptions of males,
which we represent to be our own problem to begin with.
In my opinion the best way to get your point
across is to keep an open mind. I feel that in the first half of her post she
limited her point by focusing on gender instead of qualities to look for in general.
Yet she was not as definitive towards gender in the end by testifying that she
has learned from both sexes. However, I feel the best way to change peoples’ perspective
of women in business is to erase the line that separates us in the first place.
By practicing what we preach, we can set a standard or trend so that others
follow and return.
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