Women like strong men. No surprise here.
It adds: “Female participants predicted that the male candidate would show a more laissez-faire leadership style than the female candidate would.”
I've worked in women-dominated workplaces much of my adult life. Many more women than men have been micromanagers, or, to put it more tastelessly, control freaks. A fair number of the men I've worked with have simply allowed me to do my job and trusted that I would do it well. A fair number of the women I've worked with have excelled in manipulation and office politics.
Katherine Rake, director of the Fawcett Society which campaigns for sexual equality, said stereotyping was more important than female rivalry in holding back women’s careers: “Stereotypes about what is an appropriate role for women are still very strong in people’s minds and there is still a cultural barrier to women making it into senior positions.”
Feminists are clueless about human nature. No surprises here, either.
My experience in the workforce compel me to agree with every word in your post...and I'm a woman.
Totally nailed it.
My last and my current manager were (are) women. The current one is just awesome; VERY bright, attractive, supportive, aggressive (in the right way), personable.....the whole package.
The last one.........ummmm..............let's just say I'm glad she moved on.
I've worked in women-dominated workplaces much of my adult life. Many more women than men have been micromanagers, or, to put it more tastelessly, control freaks. A fair number of the men I've worked with have simply allowed me to do my job and trusted that I would do it well. A fair number of the women I've worked with have excelled in manipulation and office politics.
Hit the nail on the head. I think micromanagement/need for absolute control is not overstating the case.