November, 2009 Archive

Menopause = Assertiveness and Leadership

November 11th, 2009 by Jsanders in Behavorial Differences, Biological Differences, Communication Style Differences, Diversity, Gender Communication, Women's Issues

The Dallas Morning News writes (by Debbie Fetterman) that menopause brings out and enhances women’s assertiveness and leadership skills. Well it most certainly can impact women’s lives that way, due to lower estrogen which then allows testosterone to have more influence over behavior and attitude. Interesting!

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Survey Results – Gender Styles At Work

November 6th, 2009 by Jsanders in Behavorial Differences, Communication Style Differences, Diversity, Recruiting & Retaining Women, Women's Issues

CNNMoney.com has posted results of a workplace survey exploring gender style differences in the workplace. No big surprises to me, a gender issues expert, but still interesting. Bottom line, duh, differences exist in motivational and performance drivers…the more companies respect and address these differences, the more financially successful they will become.

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