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Mindset matters

Can we stop comparing men and women? Each individual possesses the ability to deal with work properly provided he or she wants to. You can’t expect something to be brilliantly done on the basis of gender. Performance comes from within. What matters is how hardworking and determined you are, not your gender.

Aditya Jaiswal,

First Year, BA LLB, Department of Law, Calcutta University, Calcutta

Not God-gifted

Women can be more patient and composed while taking decisions because of the way they are raised. So, be it at home or office, they can manage work effortlessly. However, it is the ability of a human being that decides how she or he deals with a situation, not the gender. Skill is not God-gifted, it is acquired.

Pralay Patra,

First year, Brainware University, Contai, West Bengal

Ability is the key

It is not that women are better than men always or vice versa. It depends on how one tackles work, it is about an individual’s ability, irrespective of gender. It may seem that nowadays women manage home and work simultaneously and very well for that, but it’s not just them, men too do it equally well.

Shreyasee Dutta,

Class XII, B.E. College Model School, Howrah, West Bengal

More experienced

Men are more experienced as managers. It is not that women cannot but men are more efficient in this role. Men can control their emotions better, according to science, which eventually is important when it comes to managing a team or business. History, in fact, offers us a lot of examples.

Anuron Mullik,

Fourth year, Narula Institute of Technology, Calcutta

Individual cases

We should not have such preconceived notions just because women are known to be good at time management, to be patient decision-makers and great multitaskers. Some lack the ability to strike work-life balance, majorly lacking in the qualities mentioned. In that case, a man with those qualities would be a better fit. Gender cannot decide who makes a better manager.

Virrika Kanodia,

Second year, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Calcutta

Yes

Acquired skill

Men often find it hard to manage their own selves. From urinating in the open to painting streets with paan spit, they leave no stone unturned to make society lose hope in their “manhood”. Yet, society has kept them at the helm of affairs through ages and they have not been able to improve it. From fighting their way out of the kitchen to overcoming inequality at the workplace, women have experience in managing and mastering challenges. Management is not a virtue one is born with; it is a skill one acquires through experience and training.

Aastha Agarwal,

Second year, MA, St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta

Comes easily

In today’s world, when the concept of feminism is gaining traction, one has started acknowledging that women are better managers. They not only handle their homes but also workplaces with equal amount of care and love. They do all the tedious work without complaining and make management look easy when it is actually not so easy.

Hiya Agarwala,

Class XII, Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Calcutta

Bred as managers

Most parents believe that their girl child has to learn to manage both home and work together. She is trained accordingly. Women are also expected to be tolerant. So, while trying to live up to the expectations of society, these qualities get inculcated, enabling her to stand tall.

Richa Agarwal,

Class X, St. Teresa’s Secondary School, Calcutta