A new research by American scientists suggests otherwise, claiming that women — when in a position of authority — are more likely to display symptoms of stress. “These women have more education, higher incomes, more prestigious occupations, and higher levels of job satisfaction and autonomy than women without job authority. Curiously, according to the study, when women adopted traditionally masculine behaviours as leaders, they were criticised for not being “feminine”. According to her, female leadership needs to be made as natural as male leadership, with a call to companies to put in place mechanisms to help their workers manage stress. “Previous researches have told us that women are able to cope with stress better than men, and I think it should have been mentioned in the study report,” he said.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2019 06:00 UTC