Gender Egalitarianism

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The findings for "gender egalitarianism" also are significant because it is one of the predictors of the most widely admired characteristic of successful leaders.  Gender egalitarianism is “the degree to which a collective minimizes gender inequality”. Here are some of the characteristics of societies that have high and low gender egalitarianism

HIGH GENDER EGALITARIANISM societies have characteristics such as:	LOW GENDER EGALITARIANISM societies have characteristics such as:
Less occupational sex segregation. Similar levels of educational attainment for males and females. Afford women a greater decision-making role in community affairs. More women in positions of authority.	More occupational sex segregation. A lower level of female educational attainment, compared to that of males. Afford women little or no decision-making role in community affairs. Fewer women in positions of authority.

1. VALUES AND PRACTICESAccounting for all 61 societies, the average score for gender egalitarianism practices (“as is”) was 3.37 on the 1-to-7 scale, while the average for gender egalitarianism values (“should be”) was a noticeably higher 4.51.  The difference between the two scores is encouraging, especially since 74.8% of the worldwide respondent sample was male.
2. APPLICATION TO LEADERSHIPA high value placed on gender egalitarianism was strongly and positively associated with the most widely endorsed global leadership dimension, Charismatic / Value-Based leadership, which is important to keep in mind.  Not surprisingly, perhaps, gender egalitarianism was also associated with participative leadership.

NOTE: Societies that highly value GENDER EGALITARIANISM strongly associate the following global leader behaviors (CLTs) with outstanding leadership