You're right - those are regrettably poor arguments on my part for a thing which I feel but can't substantiate properly. I'll need to look deeper at this one to see if it's worth holding on to this one as much as my gut reaction suggests. I fully intend to do some more thorough research about this, because whether my instinctual reaction is justifiable or not, there has to be a reason for the disparity in numbers between men and women in leadership roles. Actually, scratch that - there is almost certainly a variety of reasons why, and this has made me feel a bit more responsible to understand which ones are valid and which ones are knee-jerk reactions or assumptions. I'll be investigating some of the research out there and some of the actual data, because this is something I'd like to know and not just theorize on. Then perhaps I'll have a more worthwhile response for you.
Right there with you - I'm not a fan of inequality. It has been my experience that data is far better at changing perceptions than feelings are, however, and when we're starting an article talking about "truths" there better be at least a hint of research about the matter. My suspicion is that, like most things, this is a lot more complicated than can be easily digested into bite sized blog chunks, which makes it easier to write about "truth" while using opinion.this is something I'd like to know and not just theorize on. Then perhaps I'll have a more worthwhile response for you.