A manager is a person who is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising work or activities. They make decisions, coordinate people, and try to reach certain goals.
From 'manage' plus the agent-ending '-er', forming 'one who manages'. It grew in use during the rise of businesses and factories, when organizing large groups of workers became essential.
The word still carries its original sense of 'handling'—a manager is a professional handler of problems, people, and plans. That’s why sports teams, shops, and music artists can all have 'managers', even though their worlds are very different.
Management roles were historically dominated by men, and the stereotypical "manager" in many cultures was assumed to be male, which influenced hiring, promotion, and expectations of leadership style. Women and other genders were often steered toward support roles rather than recognized as managers.
Use "manager" as a gender-neutral role and avoid defaulting to "he" when referring to a hypothetical manager; use "they" or alternate pronouns.
["manager","team lead","supervisor"]
Women have served as managers, supervisors, and executives across industries, often facing glass ceilings and bias while nonetheless shaping organizational strategy and culture.
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