Emotional Intelligence &amp; ICTs for Women and Equality

Chara Papoutsi,Charalabos Skianis,Athanasios Drigas,Charalampos Karagiannidis,Irene Chaidi

doi:10.47577/tssj.v27i1.5561

Abstract

Gender equality is a fundamental human right and is essential for the existence of peaceful societies, with human resources that are fully utilized and sustainable development. Emotional Intelligence is not gender biased and it is an integral key to successful personal and working life. In (Drigas & Papoutsi, 2021) there was an attempt to construct a reliable and valid measurement instrument of emotional intelligence with 81 items, based on the theoretical nine-layer pyramid model of emotional intelligence. The sample was consisted of 520 teachers (129 males and 391 females) from primary and secondary school grade and the data was collected with the Nine Layer Pyramid Model Questionnaire for Emotional Intelligence. Among other results we examined gender differences in emotional intelligence. The results revealed some differences between the two genders on emotional intelligence with women scoring higher on overall emotional intelligence. This article also provides an overview of the prevailing emotional intelligence status of both sexes as it emerges through research, beliefs about emotions between women and men, and suggestions for avoiding stereotypes and proper interventions for raising emotional both men and women. Finally, a reference is made to technology in its various forms, including Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which is also associated with emotional intelligence and has great potential to empower women worldwide and promote gender equality

Highlights

In recent years, most countries have shown a growing commitment to gender equality through supportive actions
Gender Equality was made part of international human rights law by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 10
Test results showed a significant effect of gender was upon Emotional Stimuli (t(518) = -3.217, p = 0.001), upon Emotional Recognition (t(518) = -3.786, p < 0.001) upon Universality of Emotions (t(518) = -2.086, p = 0.038), upon Transcendence (t(518) = -2.017, p = 0.044) and upon the totality of Emotional Intelligence (t(518) = -1.996, p = 0.047)

Summary

Introduction

Most countries have shown a growing commitment to gender equality through supportive actions. The content of the concept of gender is a social construction with a historical dimension and is constructed - reproduced through a grid of relations both between the sexes and within them The role of both sexes and especially women, has changed rapidly in recent years in almost the entire developed and developing world. In present Convention and in Article 5: “States Parties shall take all appropriate measures: (a) To modify the social and cultural patterns of conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women” (United Nations, 1979)

Methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusion