Stereotypically, it is assumed female leaders will be more collaborative and empathetic. Yet, in practice, women are as diverse in ruling style as men.
As the dust settles on the leadership transition from Daniel Andrews to Jacinta Allan, it is worth speculating on what kind of premier Allan will be over the next three years. What will be the features of her leadership, how will it be distinguished from Andrews’ approach and how might she fare as premier?
Nevertheless, women leaders are still rare enough to attract curiosity and provoke questions about how they differ from the blokes. Stereotypically, it is assumed women will be more collaborative and empathetic than their male counterparts. Yet, in practice, female leaders are as diverse in ruling style as men are. But what is particular to female leaders is that they can be caught in what is dubbed in the political science literature a “double bind”.
Allan is expected to be a more collegial leader than her predecessor for reasons beyond her gender. One is that Andrews’ domineering style had worn thin by the time he relinquished office. The public are likely to welcome a less crash-through mode of leadership. Here, there is a parallel with Steve Bracks’ replacement of Jeff Kennett as premier in 1999. Kennett’s steamroller rule had grown oppressive to Victorians who yearned for something gentler.
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