Women @ the Workplace
Wherever you turn, you see women.
They all look alike. Bright printed Kurtis with tight, sometimes sheer, leggings, ear phones plugged into their ears walking merrily with a smart looking backpack or a dandy handbag.
One would think life has come full circle. Women are climbing the corporate ladder fast and the modern women is far more empowered than the women of the previous generation.
Money power makes them feel invincible almost and they walk on, taking everything in their stride. It is certainly a very good trend. I am all for female empowerment.
On the other hand, another dark reality surfaces. The women in powerful positions taking all these important decisions and ensuring they get the work done from their minions. These minions could be men and obviously other less powerful women.
An important point to note here is about the relationship between these powerful and not so powerful women. Have you even noticed how these powerful women (madams) treat their women subordinates (slaves). I know subordinates sounds very regressive and all that but that is an apt term for the way these madams behave. I happened to meet a few such madams. I have always wondered about the mental imbalance that happens 99% of the time with madams as soon as they become powerful. Till they are at the middle level, they are fine, they act cozy, friendly, but when they become a madam, they become a monster. Always.
Why is it that women are unable to handle power? Why do they tend to behave like a mother-in-law with other women? Why can't they be professional? Why such deep insecurities?
There are no answers or rather easy answers to these questions. I shudder whenever I have to work with such madams. But, in my field, I am forced to work only with such madams. And, even if there are men, they are well, worthless, have no male-type behavior so can't expect much from them.
They all look alike. Bright printed Kurtis with tight, sometimes sheer, leggings, ear phones plugged into their ears walking merrily with a smart looking backpack or a dandy handbag.
One would think life has come full circle. Women are climbing the corporate ladder fast and the modern women is far more empowered than the women of the previous generation.
Money power makes them feel invincible almost and they walk on, taking everything in their stride. It is certainly a very good trend. I am all for female empowerment.
On the other hand, another dark reality surfaces. The women in powerful positions taking all these important decisions and ensuring they get the work done from their minions. These minions could be men and obviously other less powerful women.
An important point to note here is about the relationship between these powerful and not so powerful women. Have you even noticed how these powerful women (madams) treat their women subordinates (slaves). I know subordinates sounds very regressive and all that but that is an apt term for the way these madams behave. I happened to meet a few such madams. I have always wondered about the mental imbalance that happens 99% of the time with madams as soon as they become powerful. Till they are at the middle level, they are fine, they act cozy, friendly, but when they become a madam, they become a monster. Always.
Why is it that women are unable to handle power? Why do they tend to behave like a mother-in-law with other women? Why can't they be professional? Why such deep insecurities?
There are no answers or rather easy answers to these questions. I shudder whenever I have to work with such madams. But, in my field, I am forced to work only with such madams. And, even if there are men, they are well, worthless, have no male-type behavior so can't expect much from them.
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