Even though this should not be a problem, who is easier to supervise, men or women?

2017-07-23T21:03:02-04:00

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2017 9:51 PM

2017-07-23T21:51:36-04:00

SFC Christopher Taggart A good leader adjusts his style as needed to be an effective supervisor for all of his subordinates.

Response by PFC Jonathan Albano made Jul 23 at 2017 10:22 PM

2017-07-23T22:22:14-04:00

I've seen men who can't hold their own and women carry the load of two as well as vice versa. The difficulty level of supervision has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with drive and collaborative spirit of the individual.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Jul 24 at 2017 5:17 AM

2017-07-24T05:17:16-04:00

Each is equally difficult and easy it requires balance. To say one is easier than the other is a misstep you can't put any Soldier in a box. Based on their values and beliefs.they will act. So one must fluctuate to each accordingly.

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Jul 24 at 2017 8:58 AM

2017-07-24T08:58:43-04:00

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member and 1SG Chuck Kindstrand have said all that needs to be.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 24 at 2017 10:10 AM

2017-07-24T10:10:56-04:00

It depends on the person and their personality not their gender. Some soldiers might have issues with a leader because of their gender and predisposed ideas of that gender.

Response by PVT Mark Brown made Jul 24 at 2017 2:32 PM

2017-07-24T14:32:15-04:00

I could throw around a bunch of psycho-babble but it all boils down to this: It all depends on the person doing the supervising. This makes the promotion process all that much more important in today's co-ed military. I honestly do not know how I would handle it. I know that for 45 years while I owned my own insurance brokerage I always had several women and a few men working for me and never did run into in problems during all those years. My female employees tended to stay with me for 20 years or more. I could not afford to pay all that well but treated all my employees equally and with utmost respect. It was a sad day when I retired and merged my brokerage with a much larger agency but I was able to take my employees with me.

Response by SSG Robert Perrotto made Jul 24 at 2017 2:46 PM

2017-07-24T14:46:26-04:00

need to look at this not from a gender perspective - if they put on the uniform, they are a Soldier - most Soldiers want to be treated equally and fairly - I utilized a DA-6 for any details that came out, yeah, a lot of extra work for me, but, it paid off in the end - as long as the leader see his Soldiers as Soldiers, and not male/female, things should go ok.