[papertyger]

Easy, it's all in management style.

I understand your contention. I'm married to a professional manager with much the same style.

That being said, and please don't take this as an insult, you know your vulnerability to ambitious rivals is also a function of how high a profile your job has.

I really don't see much evidence one can attain a truly "powerful" position on nice.

Now tell me, why would someone choose that over a beautiful, intelligent, sweet, secure woman...

I really couldn't say, but I don't think you can really say, either. You don't have half the equation, but you are presuming to calculate the answer.

As for how a man could prove you incorrect, well that gets into characteristics you call "powerful."

I submit that one way to prove you wrong would be by having a disinterested woman acknowlege a characteristic you call "powerful" is actually "being a shrew."

[summer]

having a disinterested woman acknowlege a characteristic you call "powerful"

Now, here's a thought -- though I don't know if it's pertinent to your discussion, as I have not read the entire thread -- some women are actually not into "power" at all, contrary to popular belief. However, some men -- who are real visionaries are also extremely powerful, in addition to being visionary.

But, to some women -- the visionaries -- those are two very different attributes (1-power and 2- vision).

And, "power" in and of itself is actually not a necessary (nor appealing) component at all for some visionary woman (such as the one who may be standing on line in my previous post at the Dept of Buildings with a rolled up poster paper).

Well, if that makes sense to anyone else, good. If not, never mind! :)

[VegasBaby]

***I really couldn't say, but I don't think you can really say, either. You don't have half the equation, but you are presuming to calculate the answer.***

Fair enough, however, as I said, this scenario is not just exclusive to the one example.

***As for how a man could prove you incorrect, well that gets into characteristics you call "powerful."

I submit that one way to prove you wrong would be by having a disinterested woman acknowlege a characteristic you call "powerful" is actually "being a shrew."***

Sounds like you are implying that's what I am. LOL!!! Actually there are times I wish I did have that in me.