The dangers of stereotyping women The Globe and Mail, Harvey Schachter, October 10, 2007 Women are more likely to be collaborative leaders, not bound in the same way as men by the need to be competitive, decisive, strong, and in control. Their intuition is better. They listen better. They are more encouraging toward subordinates. In a new collection of essays, Women and Leadership, there comes a warning that generalizations about the way women lead may be more dangerous than helpful over the long run.
