Alpha Women- Mapmygenome

Alpha Women — MapmyGenome

November 19 is celebrated as International Men’s Day across the globe. In India, this day is also marked as Indira Gandhi’s birthday. If you set aside political preferences, you have one reason to admire the first woman Prime Minister of India — her alpha personality. Margaret Thatcher is quoted to have praised Mrs. Gandhi as the only member of the Indian Parliament to wear pants. That’s high praise from one alpha woman to another.

The Making of an Alpha Woman: Nature and Nurture

Confident, powerful, intimidating, badass, majestic, memorable — are some words people use to describe an alpha woman. Nature and nurture have a significant role in the making of an alpha woman.

Nature (Genes)

At MapmyGenome, we seek answers within — our DNA. Genes are associated with many character traits:

• The COMT gene associated with dopamine levels can bring forth the warrior in you, extracting the best performance during high pressure. Too much of the Warrior gene is likely to make one less empathetic towards others

• The OXTR gene associated with oxytocin levels can contribute to attractive social behaviour, nurturing instinct, and empathy

• The MAOA gene, associated with risk-taking ability and aggression in men, is said to contribute to happiness levels in women — which in turn is associated with confidence and attractive personality

• ESR genes linked with estrogen pathways affect a woman’s mood, cognition, and memory

Nurture (Environment)

There is enough scientific evidence on the role of grooming in the development of our personalities. Alpha women have had more freedom and decision-making powers than their weaker counterparts. Even as children, they make choices and learn to live with their choices. Self-worth and intelligence are nurtured early on.

Young Indira Priyadarshini’s father respected her intellect and groomed her to be a leader, which is evident in Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s Letters from a Father to His Daughter.

Measuring Your Alpha Quotient

A genetic test gives information about the presence or absence of traits associated with alpha personality. Customers who take Genomepatri also get to know if they have the worrier or warrior gene. The best thing about our nature is that it can be nurtured — awareness about factors contributing to personality can help in grooming ourselves and our children into stronger leaders.