Power Reflective Journal Entry

From this unit I expected to learn what goes into determining if a better leader is male or female. I wanted to learn if my class thought that men or women were better leaders and what qualities make them better leaders.

I learned from the reading, that women excel over men in a lot of different areas except for decisiveness. But even with that being said, we still think that men are better leaders than women overall. We couldn’t come up a consensus during our discussion, but overall, everyone had really valid points to bring up. I learned that a lot of our reasons for this come from how society has influenced and raised us.

I will utilize this information into my nursing practice by making sure that I show what I can do as a leader.  I personally don’t think that the sex of an individual is what defines them as a great leader or not.  It is the steps they take and the actions they have.  I also feel that there are situations that men are better suited for and likewise for women.

Overall, I feel that the information that we covered this week was very good. I learned a lot. I feel that some of the information I already knew but it showed or explained it in a different light. I need to be aware of my biases and make sure that I don't judge that something is a man or woman's job.