{"id":40595,"date":"2019-03-07T15:21:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=40595"},"modified":"2019-03-07T15:21:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:21:42","slug":"international-womens-day-balance-better-better-women-s-self-esteem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/international-womens-day-balance-better-better-women-s-self-esteem","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day: ‘Balance for better’ to improve self-esteem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women were found to hold only half the number of managerial positions as men worldwide, and the theme of International Women’s Day 2019 is the campaign to improve this situation.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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More female leaders are needed to respond to the theme of International Women’s Day 2019: \u201cBalanceForBetter,\u201d and to improve women\u2019s self-esteem.<\/p>\n

Women were found to hold approximately only half the number of managerial positions worldwide as men. The theme of the upcoming IWD<\/a> on Friday 8 March aims to promote gender balance in male-dominant public life, and feminists in Cardiff believe that introducing more female role models could help build women\u2019s confidence levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to see more women in leadership positions in public life whether that’s in politics or in business. It’s the best representation since they’re real. In this way, women do feel that they are able to put themselves forward to become either a politician or to go for a job,\u201d said Fay Jones, the chair of Public Affairs Cymru.<\/p>\n

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Building confidence doesn\u2019t mean women won\u2019t be scared of anything. \u201cI have been involved in public positions for several years and I\u2019m still scared of speaking in front of a lot of people. It is not a bad thing that women feel fear. It\u2019s about always trying to manage nerves and deciding to do it anyway,\u201d said Fay.<\/p>\n

However, women\u2019s ability to overcome low confidence and trust themselves for leadership roles might be affected by the insufficient quota of female leaders. Gender inequality of leadership positions has existed in many industries, including PR agencies and health care. The largest gender disparity is in the political field.<\/span><\/p>\n

Globally, just 18% of ministers and 24% of parliamentarians are women. In the UK, 208 women in ministerial positions were elected to the House of Commons in the 2017 general election, making a percentage of 32%, according to a report from the UK parliament.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe environment gives the sense of what role men should play and what role women should play. These stereotypes happen throughout life,\u201d said Natasha Davies, the Policy and Research Lead of the organization Chwarae Teg <\/a>campaigning for gender equality. \u201cPerhaps boys are more readily encouraged to take leadership roles in the classroom and might be told that they have got leadership qualities. That process results in differences in confidence between men and women.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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