It is true that men have always been dominating the world of politics. Given the many wars throughout the history of mankind, many people believe that the world would become a better place for everyone if it were run by women. In this essay, however, I will challenge this school of thought.
Granted, one might argue that men are generally more aggressive by nature and therefore they often resort to violence to achieve what they want. However, to say that the world would be better governed by female politicians is to ignore the very fact that the ability to run a country lies in the leaders’ vision, skills and mindset, to name just a few. These vary much more significantly at an individual level rather than a gender one. In other words, many male politicians are caring and restlessly try to seek ways to resolve conflicts, while some female leaders might be determined to seek vengeance or control at the cost of their citizens’ lives.
To add further credence to my assertion, I note that war is primarily caused by human greed and differing ideologies. With regard to the former, this characteristic is not confined to only males, as we see, for example, in the significant number of materialistically driven female warlords over the course of recorded history in Egypt and many other civilizations. Another factor is differences in opinions where one might believe that his or her race is superior to the other or others, leading to genocides. Again, this has little to do with one’s gender, but his or her beliefs.
In conclusion, the negative stereotypical view towards male leaders, depicting them as violent or aggressive, should not be supported. I take this view on account of the fact that war and conflicts often result from one’s greed and differences in ideologies and that by no means is the ability to rule a nation found in one’s gender.
It is true that
men
have always been dominating the world of politics.
Given
the
many
wars throughout the history of mankind,
many
people
believe that the world would become a better place for everyone if it
were run
by women. In this essay,
however
, I will challenge this school of
thought
.
Granted, one might argue that
men
are
generally
more aggressive by nature and
therefore
they
often
resort to violence to achieve what they want.
However
, to say that the world would be better governed by female politicians is to
ignore
the
very
fact that the ability to run a country lies in the leaders’ vision,
skills
and mindset, to name
just
a few. These vary much more
significantly
at an individual level
rather
than a gender one. In
other
words,
many
male politicians are caring and
restlessly
try to seek ways to resolve conflicts, while
some
female leaders might
be determined
to seek vengeance or control at the cost of their citizens’
lives
.
To
add
further
credence to my assertion, I note that war is
primarily
caused by human greed and differing ideologies. With regard to the former, this characteristic is not confined to
only
males, as we
see
,
for example
, in the significant number of
materialistically
driven female warlords over the course of recorded history in Egypt and
many
other
civilizations. Another factor is differences in opinions where one might believe that
his or her
race is superior to the
other
or others, leading to genocides. Again, this has
little
to do with one’s gender,
but
his or her
beliefs.
In conclusion
, the
negative
stereotypical view towards male leaders, depicting them as violent or aggressive, should not
be supported
. I take this view on account of the fact that war and conflicts
often
result from one’s greed and differences in ideologies and that by no means is the ability to
rule
a nation found in one’s gender.