How Women Leaders Govern Differently

女性的领导方式有何不同

domestic 国内的，家庭的

dialogue 对话

podium 讲台，指挥台

shutdown 停摆

destiny 命运

tend 倾向

motivate 动员，调动

ego 自尊，自我

tackle 处理

rational 理性的

Women who are in office often change thenature of the political debate.

Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp sayswomen in elected office often work on issues that are most important tofamilies -- like paid family leave and security for retirees. They also take upissues like domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Heitkamp added, "I think there are awhole lot of things that are in the public...dialogue right now that would notbe in that public dialogue if women weren't on the podium and on thatstage."

Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota,served in the Senate from 2013 to 2019. During that time, she attended manydinners with female lawmakers from both major political parties. They workedtogether, for example, to avoid a federal government shutdown in 2013.

"A lot of women got into politics not-- I don't mean to generalize on men -- but not because they thought it wastheir destiny or they thought that the world couldn't survive withoutthem," Heitkamp said. "Voters tend to believe that women aremotivated not by power and ego, but women are motivated because they want tosee a change in the world."

A 2015 study found that female senatorsworked with each other more often, were more likely to work with members ofother parties and were more active legislatively than male senators.

Right now, the country needs more femaleleaders, says Michael Steele of Maryland. He was the first African American tochair the Republican National Committee.

"Women tackle problems differentlythan men do," Steele noted. "Our politics have gotten hot.Oftentimes, the cooler head is going to be the woman who comes to thetable...and says, ‘You all need to grow up and start to bring things back to arational point.'"

新闻来源：VOA

How Women Leaders Govern Differently

domestic 国内的，家庭的

dialogue 对话

podium 讲台，指挥台

shutdown 停摆

destiny 命运

tend 倾向

motivate 动员，调动

ego 自尊，自我

tackle 处理

rational 理性的

Women who are in office often change thenature of the political debate.

Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp sayswomen in elected office often work on issues that are most important tofamilies -- like paid family leave and security for retirees. They also take upissues like domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Heitkamp added, "I think there are awhole lot of things that are in the public...dialogue right now that would notbe in that public dialogue if women weren't on the podium and on thatstage."

Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota,served in the Senate from 2013 to 2019. During that time, she attended manydinners with female lawmakers from both major political parties. They workedtogether, for example, to avoid a federal government shutdown in 2013.

"A lot of women got into politics not-- I don't mean to generalize on men -- but not because they thought it wastheir destiny or they thought that the world couldn't survive withoutthem," Heitkamp said. "Voters tend to believe that women aremotivated not by power and ego, but women are motivated because they want tosee a change in the world."

A 2015 study found that female senatorsworked with each other more often, were more likely to work with members ofother parties and were more active legislatively than male senators.

Right now, the country needs more femaleleaders, says Michael Steele of Maryland. He was the first African American tochair the Republican National Committee.

"Women tackle problems differentlythan men do," Steele noted. "Our politics have gotten hot.Oftentimes, the cooler head is going to be the woman who comes to thetable...and says, ‘You all need to grow up and start to bring things back to arational point.'"

新闻来源：VOA