Q&A Forum - Best of Elise

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Women are different and that is one of the reasons they make better leaders. Men see conflicts as being resolved when there is a winner and a loser. Women, by nature, prefer a win/win scenario. Women still want to win but they will try to achieve victory in a peaceful manner where no one is hurt or destroyed. So lets bring this back to your question. In academia, they are trying to evaluate the overwhelming achievement of women in the classroom, as well as the negative side of this which is men falling further behind. Women have sons so they do not want to see men fall behind, thus the female influence over these studies and media reports is to try to relate the facts without putting men down. The male influence over these reports no doubt is to protect the male ego but most women do not gloat (and I emphasize the word "most" because some women do rejoice in the superiority of women) but are genuinely concerned about men falling behind. Once again, women are seeking a win/win scenario where women can continue to excel while men also achieve. This to me is the ultimate display of female superiority, not so much in the achievement but in the female response of trying to help the men who are falling behind.