As someone who works in the personal development arena, I have noticed that the common voice for leadership in personal growth is one that is overwhelmingly female – Oprah Winfrey, Gabrielle Bernstein, Martha Beck, Gretchen Rubin, Elizabeth Gilbert, etc. Of course we see men like Eckhart Tole, Alain de Botton, and Deepak Chopra, but it seems that personal development work seems to be disproportionately female.
On one hand, it’s wonderful that so many women are leading the charge in the pursuit of a balanced and …