WOMEN'S CLOUT

Women for a very long time have been regarded as a marginalized group by various groups of people.  The constant advocacy for women’s rights has done a great job in preaching the gospel against this primitive stereotype both in word and action. However are women really as frail as society deems them?

Stephen Rwangyezi once said that there is no need for women to strive for power with men for they were created with more power over the latter. Women have the power to make men complete and perfect, to influence them as well as to control and manage most of creation.

According to Genesis 2; 20-25 man was not complete 'til God created woman.  We see woman being given to man as a helper with whom he would manage God’s creation with ease. Furthermore, 1 Sam 19; 11-17 presents Michal playing a big role in saving David’s life when her father Saul sent his messengers to kill him. What an exhibition of loyalty!

“Nothing lasts more than a mother’s love” Love being a verb that can only be proven through action, this statement is greatly demonstrated in the greatest organizations there are, Families! We see women at the fore front of the planning, organizing, coordinating and budgeting within our homes. Furthermore, they take on the human resource function of the family through recruitment, selection, induction and training of the house helps. This only proves that women can best manage all sorts of organizations for “He who is faithful in least is faithful in much…” Luke 16; 10

Women’s eye for detail and ability to communicate effectively enables them appreciate the smallest details among their workforce as well as easily engage employees. With ladies such as Jennifer Musisi, Allen Kagina, Winnie Byanyima and Dr Maggie Kigozi having proved that there is so much transformation that women can pioneer, there is need to break the existent glass ceiling in many organizations to allow more women go up the corporate ladder and take on managerial roles in order for us to enjoy the fruit of their splendid managerial skills.

Gender equality is simply equal opportunity! Women are not any less of a gender than men and should therefore not be treated as second class citizens. If anything they have proven to be a stronger gender. Discriminatory treatment for or against women of any kind in regards to human resource functions needs to be evaded with strong policies both organizationally and nationally enacted to eradicate this despicable primitive practice. That then will be the first step into enjoying fruits of women in management.

“For there is no partiality with God” Romans 2:11