How Men and Women differ in the workplace?
I recently came across this article which discusses the difference between men and women in the workforce.
The link is http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/05/25/How-Men-and-Women-Differ-in-the-Workplace?page=0%2C0
Do you agree with the article?
At least in my workplace, I find myself agreeing with some of these. For example, men in my workplace are definitely more likely to wing things.
On the whole, an interesting article, even if it is based on stereotypes.
I definitely "winged it" with my jobcase profile pic.
I love this article it is so true and very understanding why we need diversity in the workplace I agree that a lot is based on stereotypes as well as generalities I find a lot of the things in this article very true and it gives a bit of understanding on how men and woman do differ in the workplace strengths and weaknesses.
Interesting article. Though based on a lot of generalities and stereotypes, I think this article proves the need for diversity in the work place and important to have a well rounded team in place to have opinions and views represented from all sides.
Danica, in reading the article, I was intrigued by the portion I've copied below: "They make friends in high places. Men score more promotions than women, and that may be explained by who they mingle with in the office. Among participants of a 2008 Catalyst survey on mentorship, 72 percent of men received promotions by 2010 compared to 65 percent of women. According to a Harvard Business Review paper, Why Men Still Get More Promotions than Women, this is because men are more likely to be mentored by senior executives, whereas women are more likely to have junior-level mentors. This difference is an issue of access. Sociology researchers Lisa Torres and Matt L. Huffman found in a 2002 study that both men and women build social networks comprised of people of the same gender. As upper management still tends to be male dominated, this places men in a better position to receive promotions from their mentors." As a woman who has spent years in corporate America, I don't attribute the larger network that men tend to have to mentoring. I think that men are able to build these relationships more quickly due to their outside interests. Oftentimes, they may play a sport together (such as golf) or they are sports fanatics and this will bond them together. They will go to a eatery or bar for Happy Hour and to catch a game and next thing you know, they are buddies. As women, we are generally less interested in sports--playing or watching. And although we may go out for drinks after work, the bar isn't playing shows that we would tend to watch. Thus, we have to work harder to find common ground and to establish those relationships.