Leadership, Gender, and Communication in the Workplace Presentation

This presentation delves into the intricate relationship between gender and communication within the workplace, examining how gender influences leadership styles and communication dynamics. It begins by highlighting the importance of effective communication and the challenges that arise when gender roles impact workplace interactions. The presentation explores the differences in leadership styles, communication patterns, and emotional intelligence between men and women, emphasizing the significance of understanding these differences for organizational success. It identifies and analyzes the personal and social dimensions of gender, exploring how societal norms and childhood teachings shape communication styles. The presentation further addresses gender barriers in the workplace, rooted in stereotypes and discrimination, and provides effective leadership strategies for both men and women. These strategies include breaking down structural barriers, respecting individual perspectives, and promoting equality in the workplace. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of good listening skills, encouraging expression, and respecting linguistic diversity to improve communication. The conclusion underscores the need for awareness and empowerment to avoid gender-based biases and promote a fair and inclusive work environment.

Gender and
Communication in
Workplace

An overview of the Topic
Work place communication is expected to unfold naturally and in a spontaneous
manner. However it is often observed that free flow of communication intends to take a
backseat when gender definite roles enter the communication frame. No matter how
big or small a company is the primary objective should be to liberate employees against
any such discrimination and sustain a healthy and positive work environment.

Gender Communication
 The differences in culture, leadership style, emotional
intelligence between women and men is important to
be noted in a workplace to ensure proper
communication and collective success of an
organization.
 It is often noticed that men and women do things
differently. Attitude towards work and relationship,
leadership styles, communication styles vary from
men to women.

Issues Related To Gender And
Communication:
 The difference and distinction between the genders is
a dominant issue since time immemorial.
 Since the last few decades, it has grown into a
discussion as there has been rapid widespread in the
participation of women in workplaces of different
sectors.
 At the same time, this has led to challenging
situations too.

Personal and Social Dimensions of
Gender
 The difference of attitude and response happen due to personal
and social factors.
 These factor build and affect a person’s communication skills.
 The differences in communication styles start getting manifested
in people very early in their lives. It is taught since childhood,
how men and women should behave and respond to situations.
(Bonaccio, 2016).
 Therefore, different gender exhibit differing styles of
communication. However, men and women have contrasting
communication

Stereotypes of Leadership Styles
Within Work Place: Males
 Tough and unaffected by trivial things.
 Committed towards work more than family.
 Deal with problems alone.
 Direct in communication.
 Independent of ties.

Stereotypes of Leadership Styles
Within Work Place: Females
 Nurturing and supportive towards others.
 Listens and smiles and ensures dialogue between
people.
 Less committed to work and more dedicated towards
family.
 Critical and competitive towards other women.
 Lead democratically.

Gender Barriers in the Workplace
 The gender barriers which exist in a workplace are
rooted in stereotypes and discrimination.
 Women are often denied the rights which they should
have access to because they are belittled or treated
as the minority.
 In the contemporary world, where we get to see great
rise in the participation of women in every sector, but
still there is not enough example of women in leading
positions or high up in the hierarchy.(Stolyarchuk,
Stolyarchuk & Chumakov, 2019).

Effective Leadership Strategies for
Men and Women alike
 The primary intention in every organization is to
maintain harmony and proper communication.
 This can be ensured by melting down the structural
barriers, respecting individual perspectives,
broadening institutional mindsets and accommodating
varying lifestyle choices (Fixmer-Oraiz & Wood, 2019).
 The first step comprises of the acknowledgement of
no rights and wrongs but something being different.

Effective Leadership Strategies for
Men and Women alike
 An organization should ensure that there is no wage
gap in the payment structure to bridge the gap
between genders (Cohen 2019).
 It should also adopt strategies which would ensure
equality while respecting nuances pertaining to all
sexes. This would provide opportunities to women to
emerge as leaders.

Effective Communication in
Different Format
 Communication between employees in an organization
can be improved by developing good listening skills.
 It helps in understanding each other and accommodate
people’s opinions and choices.
 Encouraging expression helps in improving working
environment therefore expressive ways can promote
workable approach among people Fixmer-Oraiz &
Wood, 2019).
 Linguistic barriers can be conquered by respecting
each other’s cultural and linguistic orientation.

Conclusion
One of the core consideration to be made in order to avoid
any sort of gender based biasness in workplace is t raise the
required awareness. An employee who is very well aware of his or
her responsibilities and limitations will never indulge into something
which is unjust or offensive.
Therefore its is very necessary to make the employees aware
and empower them with the required knowledge to safeguard
themselves from any sort of discrimination of ill practices.

References
 Bonaccio, S., O’Reilly, J., O’Sullivan, S. L., & Chiocchio, F. (2016).
Nonverbal behavior and communication in the workplace: A review and
an agenda for research. Journal of Management, 42(5), 1044-1074.
 Cohen, C. (2019). Gender, Communication, and the Leadership Gap
(Women and Leadership S)eries), edited by Carolyn Cunningham,
Heather Crandall, and Alexa Dare: Information Age Publishing, 2017.
 Stolyarchuk, L. I., Stolyarchuk, I. A., & Chumakov, V. I. (2019, March).
Gender-related specifics of communication in the work place. In IOP
Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 483, No. 1,
p. 012063). IOP Publishing.
 Fixmer-Oraiz, N., & Wood, J. T. (2019). Gendered lives: Communication,
gender, and culture (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.