Women always bring it back to the personal,' said Handsome. 'It's why you can't be world leaders.''And men never do,' I said, 'which is why we end up with no world left to lead.
In "The Stone Gods," Jeanette Winterson highlights the differences in perspectives between men and women regarding leadership and responsibility. Handsome points out that women tend to focus on personal experiences and relationships, suggesting that this emotional connection makes it challenging for them to attain positions of power. This observation implies a criticism of the way leadership is often conducted in a detached manner that may overlook essential human concerns.
Conversely, the...