When you look at the timeline of human history, you observe that it’s only relatively recently that women were allowed access to the spheres of education, commerce and politics. It’s no surprise, therefore, that our role models for leadership were molded to distinctly “masculine” characteristics — competition, assertiveness, achievement. 

In order to succeed as leaders, women have tended to adopt these masculine traits.

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