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WOMEN IN BUSINESS

How to Use Your Feminine and Masculine Energy While in

Business?

If we look at a list of the top CEOs in the world, almost all of them are men. If we look at the
US, there has never been a woman president, though there have been female statesmen at the

head of many other countries for many years. Why is this the case?

It isn’t simply an issue of gender; it is an issue of masculine versus feminine energy. Male

energy is very action-oriented, driving hard and not permitting there to be more than one way to

do things or look at things. Female energy on the other hand is very creative, flowing and allows
for other approaches and points of view.

Both men and women possess masculine and feminine energies. It has nothing to do with sexual
orientation and everything to do with action and communication. Yin and yang, Shakti and

Shiva, female and male energies, have been seen as different for thousands of years, and the goal
has been to balance them in order to maintain harmony. There are a number of ways to use your

feminine energy in the workplace without seeming too "weak" or "girlie".

A Harmonious Workplace

"Business as usual" is the attitude in most companies; one that is driven into workers no matter

what the reality of the situation and economy. Emotions are discouraged, action is encouraged,
and any voice of seeming dissent is disregarded or gotten rid of through lay-offs.

But workers are human beings, not human doings. They will also get disgusted and leave a
company where they feel they are not being valued as people. Women will often be those who

work harder even under the toughest circumstances, and also set the tone. Women are more

comfortable with strong emotions than men and can therefore express them in positive, problem-
solving ways, not fly off the handle and bully others the way some male managers will.

A Creative Workspace

Feminine energy also leads to more creativity, something that is not usually encouraged in

businesses where people just want to get the job done and go home. "I wonder what would

happen if," is not a dangerous phrase in a work environment that is feminine in nature, and that’s
where true innovation and achievement can begin.

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