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WHEN THE glass ceiling BREAKS

Maggie Thatcher has a lot to reply to for. The former (and very first female) Prime Minister of The uk from 1979 to 1990 have also been the longest-serving PM in modern times. Respected and reviled for her tough position and unbending will, she epitomised what individuals did not like about females in power. Tough. Conceited. Unsympathetic. And yet, she was unquestionably successful. What most people usually do not consider is that Mrs Thatcher (it’s doubtful she would have been happy with “Ms”) had merely a male construct of authority and power on which in order to model herself. You could title on one hand the number of women who have been leaders of their country (without having to be born into the position) before Thatcher. The only real model of how to guide a country was written by guys over enturies. And men are different to women. Yes, Maggie was a forerunner. She broke through "the glass ceiling", that metaphorical barrier that tantalised as well as kept them from positions of real power. Dubbed “The Iron Lady”, Margaret challenged the actual public’s (unrealistic?) expectation that a woman in power would have a heart. There has never recently been a question that a man needs to have a heart in the identical circumstances. Thatcher was tough as well as unwavering … just like the majority of male political leaders around the world and through history. In the 21st century we have a growing body of female heroines in leadership roles who are redefining the very concept of authority. Precisely because we have more women in powerful opportunities than ever before. As a consequence, we are able to discover the ‘rules’ of what it is to become a leader. Margaret Thatcher did not have which luxury. She was a trailblazer and there was enormous pressure to execute … because she was a girl. Those women have got to in which position because other ladies, like Maggie Thatcher, have gone before to blaze the trail. As with any other trailblazer, it is expected in which others who come after will certainly improve and do issues differently. Yet, if it were not for those who go before, average folks would take longer to move in advance. It has to be remembered that women have only been in the workforce inside large numbers since the late 1940’s. Within the 1950’s we were encouraged to step out of the particular workforce and go back to become dutiful wives, mothers, daughters. Everyone knows how hard it is to place something back in its box after we’ve taken it out. And thus in the 1960’s women were ‘liberated’ and the concept of a working life for ladies, even a career, was made attainable. (There are notable exceptions for example when one had to resign if one became married, and certainly pregnant). So, bear in mind that women have only 50 years of serious workforce participation and the growth have been rapid to the point where few, when any, occupations are definitely out-of-bounds. For women who live raced up the leadership step ladder over the past twenty years and now we have risen participation at the top echelons of companies and politics although Board roles are still under-represented by ladies. Much of this is thanks to ladies like Maggie Thatcher. Politics aside, really like her or loath the woman's, she was a feminist by the girl very exemplar. She, and others like her, made it possible for women how to ignorantly say, “I’m not a feminist and I don’t believe in feminism”. The only reason they have the liberty to think that their role as a fire-fighter or a senior manager will be “the norm” and totally on merit happens because women like Thatcher went through the hard yards and stood from the tide to normalise women’s experiences today. Maggie broke the Glass Ceiling. Doing that takes a solid sense of self.