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1 When Monica applied for a job as an administrative assistant in 19xx， she was asked whether she wouldrather work for a male or a female attorney。 "l immediately said a man，" she says。"l felt that a male—boss/female—employee relationship was more natural， needing no personal accommodation whatsoever。" But 20 years later，when she was asked the same question， she said， "l was pleasantly surprid that female boss are much moreaccessible to their employees； they're much more nsitive and intimate with their employees。"
2 Female boss today are still finding they face subtle resistance。 There is still a gment of the population，both men and， surprisingly， women who report low tolerance for female boss。 The growing prence of femaleboss has also provoked two major questions that revolve around styles： Do men and women manage differently，and， if so， is that a good thing？
3 Monica is dispod to think so， on both counts。 Now a 40—year—old mother of four，
she is president of a publicctor labor union with 45，000 members。 "Relations with my employees are probably different from tho of malemanagers preceding me，" she says。"l know what its like to have to call and say my kid got the mumps sol wont becoming in。 l have a more flexible style —not soft， just more understanding。" The man who is Monica's assistantagrees， "She tends to delegate more and is always looking for a connsus。People are happy and flourish becauthey have an input into decisions and they are not mere bystanders； their energies areharnesd。On the other
hand， connsus takes longer。"
4 So， are the differences symbolic or real？ Plausible studies suggest that men are typically hierarchical， goal—oriented and feel entitled。 Women， by contrast， manage diplomatically， and share power。 That point of view is oftenchallenged and argued。Some proclaim that men and women of similar backgrounds，experience and aspirationsbasically manage in the same way。This view is echoed by younger women，
久强脑立清especially tho who have encounteredittle gender discrimination。That was certainly the lesson forNicole。 When her father died of a heart attack， she wasan employee at a petroleum products export company。 She quit and took over her family's 160—acre fruit farm inSt。David's County。 On her first day in the field， a worker called her "darling"'。 "He was trying to test me。l was shakingwith anger " says Nicole， now 34. "l stood erect and said， You wouldnt have called my father darling and you're notgoing to take that liberty with me。 If you do， I'll fire you。""国庆去哪里玩
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5 when women work for women， a different dynamic often takes over。 Susan， a cashier in
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