On the Power and Roles of Men and Women

The common role attributions can only take hold as they still do because women do not use their own power enough. Often they lack self-esteem, they feel weak and powerless—and send corresponding signals of submission. Those who have their own power, on the other hand, signal authority and this ensures equality. The power issue becomes a topic in every relationship at some point: between partners, on the job between boss and employees, among colleagues, between parents and children, between friends, within women’s networks, and between mother and daughter.