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Woman at the management level
1 When Monica applied for a job as an administrative assistant in 1971， she
was asked whether she would rather work for a male or a female attorney. "I
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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, ”I was pleasantly surprid that female
boss are much more accessible to their employees; they’re much more
nsitive and intimate with their employees.”
2 Female boss today are stil finding they face subtle resistance。 There is
stil a gment of the population, both men and, surprisingly， women who
report low tolerance for female boss。 The growing prence of female
boss 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
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members. ”Relations with my employees are probably different from tho of
male managers preceding me，" she says。 "I know what it's like to have to cal
and say my kid got the mumps so I won't be coming in. I have a more flexible
style — not soft， just more understanding.” The man who is Monica’s assistant
agrees， ”She tends to delegate more and is always looking for a connsus.
People are happy and flourish becau they have an input into decisions and
they are not mere bystanders； their energies are harnesd. On the other
hand， connsus takes longer。”
4 So, are the differences symbolic or real？ Plausible studies suggest that men
are typical y hierarchical, goal-oriented and feel entitled. Women, by contrast，
manage diplomatical y, and share power. That point of view is often
chal enged and argued。 Some proclaim that men and women of similar
backgrounds, experience and aspirations basical y manage in the same
way. This view is echoed by younger women, especial y tho who have
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Nicole. When her father died of a heart attack, she was an employee at
a petroleum products export company. She quit and took over her family's
160—acre fruit farm in St.David's County。 On her first day in the field， a worker
