Honestly, I don't know..... I'm married, so........ hmmm..... LOL. True, women can be compassionate and understanding, but I've noticed that many of them are vicious and vindictive. They can be kind and compassionate and in the very next breath they can be vicious and vindictive. It's kind of scary. I am always the mediator in the office wars between the various females that work here and I can tell you that it is not pretty dealing with the women at my office who are in positions of power. It is constant drama. Seriously. Every day is like a bad movie off of the Lifetime Channel. Who-said-what-about-who, who-is-out-to-get-who, who-does-she-think-she-is, I'm-going-to-get-her-back-for-that, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
I prefer the kindness and understanding of a woman, but I fear the underlying potential of such unfettered, unreasonable, misdirected viciousness that I witness on a daily basis. When I think about this topic, all I can think of when I close my eyes is Hillary Clinton, which is very scary.
Now that I've pissed off a bunch of people with my opinion, I must say that I have an even greater amount of fear and distrust of anyone who seeks a position of authority because way too many people want the status of a title attached to their names or want the authority just to abuse it. Rare is the person who seeks a position just because they want to help others. Just think of how many priests abuse kids or how many crooked cops there are or how many crooked politicians, lawyers and judges there are out there! I think the best thing is to be able to think for yourself and understand your own circumstances well enough so that you won't blindly follow the advice of someone who seeks to manipulate you for their own advantage or amusement. Man, am I cynical or what?