Bala’s Post:
Trait Masculine Feminine
Build relationships based on trust ü
Coach and mentor others ü
Culturally competent ü
Strategic thinker ü
High level of confidence ü
Problem-solver ü
Risk-taker ü
Building relationships based on trust is a feminine. A feminine response is usually to keep it on a personal level with a small group or to give it away to a larger group, thereby avoiding the responsibility of working through the relationship. The men who have been abused in the past by women have often grown up feeling like failures (Kimmel, 2018). If you notice that you do not have a lot of female friends, you may want to reflect on why this is so and what you might need to do differently in order to develop friendships with women.
Men are naturally competitive, aggressive and competitively intolerant. It is inherent in them to be driven to win, and for the competition to produce the winning action. Women, on the other hand, naturally collaborate and cooperate in a more inclusive fashion. It is inherent in them to be more inclusive and to build a world in which all can win. The Feminine energy is not a “bad” energy. It is the energy of Creation. It is the source of life. It is the energy that brings forth children, nurtures them, and teaches them how to be good.
There are some times when I must not have the strategic thinking of the Masculine. This can be problematic because strategic thinking is an activity of Masculine. Sometimes we need to have an idea, a strategy, and move on to the next strategic decision. Not today. It seeks and exploits the essential unity of all things to establish itself in the world. One must see that in man, the masculine and feminine are of the same essence and are identical.
A high level of confidence is a masculine aspect that’s very useful in the world, in that you can be very assertive, you’re not easily intimidated (Swim et al., 2020). So when I say that confidence is a masculine virtue, one way to think about it is that you’ve got feminine and masculine on both ends. It’s a continuum, and at one end is confidence and at the other end is a man with a lot of feminine aspects.
A risk taker is a person, who wants to overcome his issues by taking risks, but in the long run it causes problems. Problem solver is the ability to identify any problem in its simplest form and solving it.
The family protection action plan might be anticipated in the article as it may not much more effect the global business intersect.
References
Kimmel, M. S. (2018). The contemporary “crisis” of masculinity in historical perspective. In The making of masculinities (pp. 121-153). Routledge.
Swim, J. K., Gillis, A. J., & Hamaty, K. J. (2020). Gender bending and gender conformity: The social consequences of engaging in feminine and masculine pro-environmental behaviors. Sex Roles, 82(5), 363-385.
Laxman’s post
Masculine & Feminine Cultures
Trait Masculine /Feminine
Build relationships based on trust Feminine
Coach and mentor others Masculine
Culturally competent Feminine
Strategic thinker Masculine
High level of confidence Masculine
Problem-solver Masculine
Risk-taker Masculine
The terms “masculine” and “feminine” are derived from the Latin words for “male’ and “female” which used to mean “man-like” and “woman-like”. Social anthropologists studied the variations of roles between genders in various cultures coming up with the term “femininity” and “masculinity” roles. A feminine society is defined as a culture where there is no strong differentiation between the genders’ emotional and social roles undertaken by both men and women. Both genders are encouraged to display modesty and caregiving behaviors in this society. Both boys and girls can display emotions but neither should fight. Relationships between men and women are built on trust to maintain a stable work and family balance. Feminine cultures display a sense of cultural competence which means being aware of one’s own cultural beliefs and values and how these may differ from others. Hence, feminine cultures are more in touch with their feelings.
Masculine societies depict men as being assertive, focused on material gains, and competitive in nature, whereas women are expected to be caregivers displaying nurturing qualities, focused on people and quality of life. Coaching and mentorship fall under a masculine trait as it involves leadership and guidance which requires masculine drive. Masculine societies also encourage a high level of confidence and strategic thinking amongst men during problem-solving. With high confidence levels and assertiveness, men are expected to calculate all possibilities when undertaking tasks and take risks that may benefit the business (Moreno-Bella, 2019). Hence, masculine cultures express a high sense of ego and work to live.
Hungary has taken a family-oriented approach to its citizens’ livelihoods. This is because they want to live in peace and security by preserving their Christian heritage, meaning most of its policies are rooted in Christian culture. If this Christian worldview and the global business intersect the spillover effects might be very beneficial. In Hungary, the government provides necessary conditions for mothers to freely decide either to work or to be a stay-at-home mother with the child. These adaptations have been seen to result in a drop-in abortion number, a decline in divorces, and a rise in the number of marriages (Obidovna, 2022). Hence, the adaptation of the family-oriented approach results in highly productive nations and businesses as the countries will place greater emphasis on the growth of healthy families in turn promoting good businesses.
References
Moreno-Bella, E., Willis, G. B., & Moya, M. (2019). Economic inequality and masculinity–femininity: The prevailing perceived traits in higher unequal contexts are masculine. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1590.
Obidovna, D. Z. (2022). Gender differentiation of masculine and feminine verbalization. European International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Management Studies, 2(05), 59-65.
- Review the video “10 Minutes with Geert Hofstede on Masculinity vs. Femininity.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyr-XKQG2CM&feature=emb_imp_woyt - Review the PowerPoint on Masculinity vs. Femininity.
- Review ‘Christian Worldview’ Drives Hungary’s Stunningly Successful Pro-Family Policies: Minister for Family.
- By the end of this workshop, read and critically respond to at least two of your classmates.
- Consider their groupings of masculine and feminine traits as compared to your own.
- Explore differences in perspective and ask clarifying questions of your classmates.
- Evaluate the descriptions, examples, and characterizations provided in the posts of your classmates related to the application of a Christian worldview to global business.
- Offer alternate perspectives and provide additional clarifying commentary to add to the discussion.
- Each response should be at least 150 words.
