Andrea Learned discusses in her blog, Learned On, that study of and interest in gender differences is on the rise. And for good reasons, as she explains. I couldn’t agree more.

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Steven Bonacorsi writes on Lean Six Sigma’s blog that women don’t “talk themselves up” as much as men do and are therefore overlooked. The observation of this tendency has been in my work for years, and Steven’s posting gives it the attention it deserves. He writes, “All employees must “toot their own horn” if they want a promotion or payrise, but women are particularly timid about doing so, according to an expert in sales psychology.

US-based behavioral scientist Shannon L. Goodson says the fear of self promotion is holding back competent and deserving workers from being recognized for their contributions and prohibiting them from earning what they’re worth.

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HRZone.co.uk writes about the changing face of HR and how the job is much more “masculine” than perceived. In previous generations, HR was all about personnel - now it incorporates negotiation, conflict resolution, data management, etc. - decidedly masculine skills whether performed by a woman or a man.

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The Ontario Mining Association writes in the Canadian Mining Journal that the industry better wake up and start hiring women now. In addition to the staffing issues, read this:

“There is a paucity of women in mining and it is in your best interest to get more women in the industry,” Foot said. “There is a company involved in the Alberta oil sands that only hires women drivers and it has found that the equipment lasts 35% longer and I think in some cases women will treat the trucks and equipment better than their kids.” The latest census data shows that females comprise 46.9% of the Canadian workforce but only 13.1% of the mining workforce.”

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Maya Dollarhide writes for CNN.com/living:

“In three studies, 463 men and women between 18 and 70 years old watched video of actors pretending to be job seekers or employers. The participants then wrote down which applicants should get the job, the type of responsibility they could handle and how high their salaries should be.

“We found that the women (on the tapes) who were judged as angry lost out in every category,” says Victoria Brescoll, an assistant professor at Yale University’s School of Management. She and Eric Uhlmann, a psychology professor at Northwestern University, conducted the research.”

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Patti Wood, a body language expert, discusses in her blog the differences in eye contact between men and women during communication. There are gender differences indeed!

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Hear hear! A personal blog entry by a psychology and education student with four children that describes, in detail, the differences she saw in her boy and girl children. Read it and decide for yourself:

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An article from London says women business owners are better equipped to survive tough economic times due to their pragmatic and open approach to business.

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David Nicklaus in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch explains a recent study:

“The researchers tried an experiment. They presented some business students with articles that described entrepreneurs in typical fashion, and others with articles that were gender-neutral. The women who read the gender-neutral version expressed much more interest in becoming entrepreneurs themselves.”

Read the full article to learn how our language affects young girls relevant to starting their own businesses…

New book out “Leadership and the Sexes” by Michael Gurian compares men and women and discusses how gender differences benefit business. The Daily Star recounts an article from Forbes.com…

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