When we talk about women’s rights, we think about a lot of things. There are militarism, violence, women and children, and many more. Women’s rights are a wide and long discussion. With that, for our petition, we will only be focusing regarding the relationship between women and leadership.

Out of 195 countries worldwide, only 70 countries have had women as leaders. Studies have shown that female leadership can improve both productivity and equity in an organization. That’s good reason why women should not adopt male leadership styles as they rise to the top. They have skills to offer that are sorely needed in business and government. Back then, women were expected to just stay at home and be a housewife. They were in-charge of the household chores like cooking food, doing the laundry, and cleaning the house. The society's mindset was: Man will work hard, while woman will stay home. It seemed that women were incapable of doing the things a man can do. This is the history of women.

Women bring abilities, other points of view, and social distinction to drive constructive answers for organizations involved by men. Having more female leaders is significant because female leaders bring a complete scope of the characteristics current leaders need, including mindfulness, harmonization, humility, and credibility. It's not to address men or put them down but rather to open individuals' minds about ladies as leaders of the nation.

What can we do? In the contemporary world, leadership is an attribute that aims at enhancing the continued existence of almost all institutions. Many people believe that women leadership is invisible and that they are holding back their responsibility and leadership, because of the assumption that the corporate world is the men’s industry. Here are the possible ways on how we can make a change: Start a fundraiser, raise your voice, volunteer, attend marches and protests, and donate to women's movements or organizations.

#WomenAsLeaders #AbanteBabae

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2nd Monthly Practical Examination in Empowerment Technologies, HISPANIAE - Group 6 (Angela Lopez, Karylle Luis, Thaylor Mcilhenney, Clayre Turingan, Bettina Usana)