How the World’s Most Powerful Women Define Power

This week we are watching a video from Forbes that features most dynamic female leaders opening up on influence, impact and how they use their power.. After reading this week’s chapter and watching the video linked below, answer any three (3) of the following questions/ statements:

• Considering the required textbook researchexamining the ways in which men are considered agentic and women are communal; how does this/ does this research not support the definitions and characterizations of power by these women?
• Do you think these women’s asserts were influenced by legitimizing myths as discussed in the required textbook research – why or why not?
• How do these women use language as a source of power, as discussed in the required textbook research, to shape their assertions- comprehensively discuss?
• Consider the required textbook research’sargument that there are attributes associated with women and men of different racial/ ethnic groups- discuss how this is supported or refuted by this video?
• Consider the required textbook researchdiscussion on gender stereotypes- how does this video support or refute this argument?
• The required textbook research discusses the concept of sexism; how is this research applicable/ not applicable to these women experiences?
• Do you think these women’s asserts were influenced by their experiences with microaggressions as discussed in the required textbook research – why or why not?
• Did ambivalent sexism as discussed in the required textbook research inform these women’s perceptions of power- comprehensively discuss how or how not?
• Considering the required textbook researchexamining body language; how does this/ does this video not support this body of research?

How The World’s Most Powerful Women Define Power