What is assertive in a man can appear abrasive in a woman, and female leaders risk appearing too feminine or not feminine enough.
Barbara KellermanTags: gender women leadership workplace-system-company
Aspiring female leaders risk being liked but not respected, or respected but not liked, in settings that may require individuals to be both in order to succeed.
Barbara KellermanTags: women leadership office gender-difference
Most characteristics associated with leaders are masculine: dominance, authority, assertiveness, and so forth.
Barbara KellermanTags: women leadership
In short, women who do not opt out of demanding professional positions are more likely to opt out of demanding family obligations.
Barbara KellermanTags: women leadership
Double standards in domestic roles are deeply rooted in cultural attitudes and workplace practices. Working mothers are held to higher standards than working fathers and are often criticized for being insufficiently committed, either as parents or professionals. Those who seem willing to sacrifice family needs to workplace demands appear lacking as mothers. Those who take extended leave or reduced schedules appear lacking as leaders.
Barbara KellermanIf women are choosing not to run the world, it’s partly because men are choosing not to run the washer and dryer.
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