There are many reasons for the gender leadership gap – outright discrimination, greater responsibilities at home, a lack of flexibility in the workplace, and importantly, our stereotypical expectations.  While cultures differ all over the globe, our stereotypes of men and women are remarkably similar.  Although the status of women is changing and evolving in China and many parts of the world, traditional expectations and stereotypes linger.  To this day, in the US, in China, and everywhere, men are expected to lead, be assertive, succeed.  Women are expected to share, be communal, acquiesce to others. We expect leadership from boys and men. But when a little girl leads, we call her “bossy” in English, or qiang shi in Chinese.