Women are more generous than men, Adam Grant noted in his NYT article of the same title yesterday. Yesterday, too, a friend raved about her daughter's female boss, who provides her with benefits and vacation time even though the daughter works only part-time. I am not saying that women make better bosses. But we are naturally more nurturing and empathetic, while men are more driven and result oriented, the yin and yang of Chinese philosophy. Yet, we shouldn't want to do away with the guys in business. Balance is everything, and we need both energies - the driving and the nurturing one. The article reports that women inspire the men in their lives to greater philanthropy and generosity - i.e. Melinda Gates is the driving force behind the Bill & Melinda Gates philanthropic foundation according to Grant).

I believe that the incoming cultural paradigm is or will be more balanced, more heart based, more sustainable, because we are beginning to realize that strict bottom line capitalistic exploitative yang behavior is dangerous to our health (environmental damage etc) because it is unbalanced. We need both energies, since they complement each other perfectly.

Women are slowly leading men away from ying domination to greater balance. The rise of women's empowerment, their greater involvement in business and politics, and their slow and steady recognition as equals attest to that. Adam Grant concludes his article with the (wise) recommendation that men follow our lead.