ASEAN COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS
OPINION
How Women
Women have certainly come a long way. The demand for change and equality – whether covert or overt – is not only starting to take shape but is also beginning to solidify. As a result, more and more women are able to break free from traditional and gender-specific roles to ascend into businesses as entrepreneurs or corporate boardrooms as chieftains.
Notwithstanding this, the work relationship between men and women remains difficult and can at times be challenging given the social and biological make up of both genders can never be fully integrated.
While some organisations do not explicitly promote male dominance in management, it is certainly something that is accepted, taken for granted and subconsciously recognised as the norm. However, more organisations today are beginning to welcome gender diversity and
Bosses Can Co-Exist with Their Male Subordinates? encourage the inclusion of both genders in the decision making process to add value and achieve more holistic results.
BY DATO’ DR JESSIE TANG
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