and
seem to be two opposite ways of relating to
. Some people believe that
should be encouraged to be competitive, while
believe that learning how to teamwork is much more crucial. Even though I can see the benefit of learning to compete, especially for girls, I do think
requires advanced and well-rounded skills that need to be stressed more than the
.
Life is a chain of ups and downs.
can learn how to deal with failures and frustration during
. With a sensitive and vulnerable ego, people can do crazy things, some of which are detrimental.
, one of the most common motivations for men murdering women is men being rejected.
toxic masculinity costs life.
, especially boys, should learn that failures are not the end of the world but just everyday life. We are still valuable and loveable people even though we have weaknesses and sometimes are not liked by
.
, girls should be encouraged to explore their aggressiveness and be proud to be ambitious.
will only liberate half of the human capital and make our society a better world.
, when asked how many female judges would be appropriate in court, RBG said, nine. Only with
ambition and aggressiveness, women can have the hope to break the glass ceilings.
Even though I passionately hold the view that
is important for
, I do think
needs to be encouraged and addressed more.
is more complicated than
as the former requires all sets of skills,
as trust, leadership and empathy on the cognitive level as well as the emotional level.
, when a student is doing a school project with other classmates, some of them would just want to take a free ride. It is easy to get agitated in
situation.
, a good leader or team worker would try to put aside his/her own feelings
and try to understand what matters to these members and how to use it to motivate them. Or what difficulties they met and how to help them to engage smoothly. Helping oneself through helping
and
finding a win-win solution.
is the quality that heals a polarized society as we have right now and helps everyone to thrive.
In conclusion, even though I think
can teach
a lot,
and leadership are more urgent than ever in today's polarized world.