Do You Carry a Masculine Shield?

What is a masculine shield? It’s a barrier of protection. Its competitive, forceful, action-oriented, motivated by achievement, lacks emotion, can be ruthless or reckless, aggressive, or passive aggressive. Essentially it’s a masculine act played by a feminine essence being.

All women have a masculine shield to some degree. Take the quiz to find out how strong yours is.

Do you consider yourself assertive?

Yes

No

Sometimes

In a team setting, you take on which role?

Team leader, but only because no one else is doing it.

Team leader, I thrive as a leader.

I work collaboratively with everyone, and fill in where needed.

I prefer to be told what my role is.

When you are with a man on a date or that you might like to date, you communication style is...

I like to flirt by challenging him, showing him all that I have accomplished and talking about the money I have made to see if he measures up.

I let them take the reigns of the conversation, listen, and ask questions.

I like to have an equal exchange, sharing my life and interests, while also asking about his life.

Have you ever been or are you a single mom?

Yes

No

In your career, you are required to...

run the whole show, I'm a business owner.

be self-directed and carry out tasks that I report on in meetings.

show up and do the work I'm told to do.

coach other people and direct them to certain goals and improvements.

nothing, I don't work.

take care of my kids, that's a full time job!

In school my style was...

I got good grades and did very well academically.

I did ok, but didn't like being there.

I didn't pay much attention and just did not feel good at school.

I was into sports, language, or drama, but not the boring stuff.

In a work setting, how do you relate to men?

I am professional and communicate clearly.

I take direction from my male bosses and like chatting with my male coworkers.

I don't work or am a homemaker.

My highest level of education is...

I graduated high school

I have an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree

I have an advanced degree

I did not finish high school

I am competitive

True

False

Sometimes

How I share my feelings:

I am not very emotional and speak pragmatically when I need to problem solve.

I wear my heart on my sleeve and my feelings are always present.

I try not to get too emotional with people as I know it makes them uncomfortable, but if need be I express how I feel in a mature way.

I love my feelings and express them often, good or bad.

My favorite kind of entertainment genre is...

Romantic comedies

Dramas

Action/adventure

Thriller

Horror

Comedy

Romance

In my free time I most like to...

Workout

Do something creative

Go hiking

Learn new things

Relax with a book

Watch TV

Garden

Spend time with my kids or loved ones

I believe romantic relationships should be...

equal, we share all the duties and express ourselves as equals

based on traditional gender roles

a mix of both

In my daily life, by the end of most days I feel...

exhausted and want to do nothing

mostly happy with what I experienced and ready to wind down

depressed at how hard things are

I feel like I'm carrying heavy burdens...

always

most of the time

sometimes

almost never

What does money mean to me?

It's my primary driving force for survival

I know I'll always be provided for even if the money hasn't shown up yet

Money comes and goes and it's a necessary evil

It's an energy based on universal laws

Something else

When you were a child your feelings were...

I wasn't allowed to have feelings, and if I did I was excluded or sent away.

usually validated.

depends on my parents' mood, sometimes they listened to how I felt and sometimes they didn't want to deal with my feelings.

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