Feminine principle of leadership

It is really clear to me that life is now asking women to take a leadership role in creating a new reality of fulfillment in economics, academe, religion, politics, and in sanity for the world. According to Jane Fonda “If women don’t own their strength they will always look for a masculine leader. Women like me, tend to always look over their shoulder to see ‘Who’s the leader? Who’s the smart one?’ never thinking it might be me.”

Personally, I grew up in a family of men — my father, my three brothers and several male cousins coming in and out of my life. The male cousins would usually stay in our family until they have completed their studies. There are four women in the family and I grew up to be the most inquisitive, the most active, and the bravest and boldest female member. As a young girl then, I would always look up and admire the presence of male strength but I appreciated more their silence and quietness and simplicity.

While I was growing up, I was very aware that there are opportunities everywhere for women to step into their feminine power in an even grander way. Grander way would be translated as to NOT to cheat; not to be wicked; not to conspire; and not to deceive in order to be grand and outstanding. Many of the powerful and successful women today have achieved their status by adopting and excelling in the religious model like the women saints and the women in the Bible.

The late Margaret Thatcher and president Cory Aquino were compared to that of Joan of Arc. But even with the presence of women presidents or women in the church, women leaders today are in dire need of finding their own style of leadership.

I saw a series of complimentary videos on Feminine Spirituality and Leadership created and filmed by Rachael Groover. The videos embody the level of personal presence and inner strength every woman-leader need to be: powerful and feminine and deeply religious.

The videos essayed principles of leadership for women. But it is deeply grounded on spirituality and religion. According to the complimentary videos, women who lead should possess strength like that of men but at the same time are not evil and wicked like most of the men.

I say that, women leaders should look up to Mama Mary as an example of true leadership. The Blessed Virgin Mary did not hate the people who crucified her Son. At the foot of the cross, Mama Mary was crying; she was hurting; but she was praying too for the people who rejected and betrayed her Son. She has developed friendship and kinship with the people who were praising and saying halleluiah to Jesus waving palms as her Son entered Jerusalem and the same people who were shouting “crucify him, crucify him”. But she never hated those people. After the death of her Son, she became the mother of the church.

So I say that every strength a leader possess — men or women — should be grounded on love of God and love of neighbor. That was what Mama Mary did when she was facing the greatest betrayal of her life.