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6  Traits Women in Leadership Roles Often Possess

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6  Traits Women in Leadership Roles Often Possess

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1. personal integrity

2. strategic vision/ action

3. team building

4. competency

5. people skills

6. personal survival

(Carroll, 2005, p. 147)

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Women make excellent managers and may even be more effective than their male counterpart (Carnes et al., 2008, p. 1456).  Women in nursing should especially pursue leadership positions because of their experience with the health care system, learned leadership skills, and understanding of the patient (McDonagh & Paris, 2013, p. 10).

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Women are an important part of healthcare as they constitute a majority of the workplace.  They tend to be transformational leaders who are innovative and effective leaders and managers.  Unfortunately, women still fall prey to stereotyping and gender biases in the workplace.

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People tend to think men make good managers because they are often stereotyped as dominant, instinctive, and emotionally steady (Soklaridis, Kuper, Whitehead, Ferguson, Taylor, & Zahn, 2017,  p. 254)

Women are often stereotyped as reliant, supportive, and compliant which are not usually characteristics attributed to a leader (Carnes et al., 2008, p. 1458)

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92% of nurses are women

48% of physicians are women

78% of the healthcare workforce are women

(McDonagh & Paris, 2013, p. 6)

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Build trusting relationships among colleagues

Lead by example & are role models for staff

Are mentors

(McDonagh & Paris, 2013, p. 7)

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not experienced

family obligations

lack of leadership skills

(Carnes, Morrissey, & Geller, 2008, p. 1456)