Because she was pleasantly surprised that female bosses are much more accessible to their employees and much more sensitive and intimate with their employees.
Because there are still some people, both men and women, who report that they have a low tolerance for female bosses.
Her working style is more flexible, understanding, willing to give power to others and seek consensus, and more team-oriented.
Studies suggest that men are typically hierarchical, goal-oriented and feel entitled. Women, by contrast, manage diplomatically and share power.
While women may feel more comfortable with a female boss, men often have to spend a long time making concessions to the new working styles.
This example shows the conflicting male-female working styles, their entirely different ways of thinking, and their opposite attitudes toward the same situations.
Because she thinks that it stems from the whole social context of traditional roles for men and women. Men are more authoritative than women, thus demanding more power than women.
Though a few decades ago there were fewer female bosses in leading
positions, women could now be perceived to work together with men to create the best management style.
Men: strong, tough, stubborn, direct, hierarchical, distant, cold, impatient, rough, goal-oriented, rational, decisive, top-down.
? Women: flexible, understanding, patient, detailed, warm, careful, considerate, indecisive, diplomatic, feeling-based, bottom-up.
Men's: more direct and decisive.
? Women's: more accessible and reasonable.
Be nice and gentle.
? Try best to accomplish assigned tasks.
? Get her confirmation before taking any action. ? Listen rather than speak.
Be assertive but rational. ? Be a good listener.
? Compromise when necessary. ? Be more patient and considerate. ? Share thoughts and opinions.
Will definitely play an indispensable role. ? Will possibly outweigh men in leadership. ? Will probably become tougher than before. ? Will still face challenges and gender barriers
.
It was essential to (harness) science and technology, not just for the
economy but for environmental protection as well. 2.
Language is the
(symbolic) representation of a people, and it combines
their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their approach to life. 3.
Because of the effective and helpful method, I was
(disposed) to
answer all the questions I could, and I never worried about making mistakes.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the commercial prosperity in
Cambridge is due to hi-tech IT companies whose business has been (flourishing) . 5.
You will need to prove that the noise
(violated) the regulations, that
your neighbor was causing the noise, and that you attempted to have him stop. 6.
Most universities will guarantee your other students. 7.
We may
(infer) from the report that hackers from outside of the
(accommodation) , at least during
your first year, but you are likely to share a kitchen and bathroom with
company present a more serious threat to their security systems. 8.
She frowned at the business report, making an effort to
(compose)
herself before she talked to the employees at the upcoming meeting. 9.
A crucial factor is that one witness' evidence, though
(plausible) , may
be rejected because it is contradicted by another witness whose evidence is already proved correct. 10.
Windsor Middle School has been famous for zero (tolerance) to
violence and emphasis on respect for its students and rules.
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