Most women say they'd rather work for a man !!!!!!

Daanyeer · Post by **Daanyeer** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:41 am

Source: Chicago Sun Times
Author: LISA TOLIN

.......'A lot of women who do become supervisors are under pressure to prove that they're not 'soft,' ''

July 11, 2006 - Meryl Streep leans across her desk, peers down her nose as though eyeing a gnat, barks out commands in rapid fire and finishes with a blithe ''that's all.''

She does not breathe fire from her nose in ''The Devil Wears Prada,'' but she may as well. She is, quite simply, The Dragon Lady. And it seems after all these years, her species is not exactly endangered.

In fact, when given a choice, women still prefer to work for men, according to a recent Lifetime Women's Pulse Poll. According to the survey of about 800 women, 47 percent of Gen Y respondents and 43 percent of Baby Boomers would choose a male boss. Thirty-one percent of Gen Yers and 28 percent of Boomers picked women, with a 6 percent margin of sampling error.

Women have any number of complaints about their female bosses. Julie Mancuso, 26, says she likes her current female supervisor, but remembers a bad experience with an old boss.

''She would get defensive if you made a suggestion, and whatever her 'mood' on a given day, she would let it reign. She once yelled out loud through the office, calling another employee a name, which I felt was completely inappropriate,'' says Mancuso, who lives in Falls Church, Va., and works for a nonprofit.

Mom, is that you?

By all logic, women should jump at the chance to have a female boss. For generations of aspiring professional women, the theory has remained the same: When trailblazing women get to high levels in the work force, they help pull young women into positions of power.

But perhaps older women are less than kind to young women with ambition, a backbone and (heaven forbid) good looks. Maybe they resent young whippersnappers who don't want to pay their dues in the same way that older women had to.

Or maybe it's none of that.

Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women, says any preference that women have for male bosses is a sign of the struggles women still have in the workplace.

''A lot of women who do become supervisors are under pressure to prove that they're not 'soft,' '' Gandy says. Men, meanwhile, are given more opportunities to supervise as they see fit and may be better positioned to give perks like a flexible schedule.

There may also be different emotional expectations from a female boss. When a woman is in charge, workers expect to find someone nurturing and maternal, says Caitlin Friedman, a co-author of The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch).

''I did maybe 100 radio interviews [when the book came out], and I can't tell you how many callers would call in and say they liked their boss and she was like a mother until she started telling me what to do, and then I couldn't stand her,'' she says.

The traits that people associate with leadership tend to be stereotypically masculine ones like toughness and decisiveness. Women, on the other hand, are expected to be gentle, kind and deferential.

''Women in cultural stereotypes fit the boss role less well than men,'' says Alice Eagly, a professor at Northwestern University who has studied sex differences in leadership.

And when a woman does act tough and decisive? That doesn't go over well, either.

''They are often regarded more unfavorably than a man who acts in the same way -- because they don't conform to norms about 'nice' feminine behavior,'' Eagly says.

If the situation is starting to sound grim, there's hope. Eagly points out that attitudes toward women in leadership have improved over time

QansaGabeyle · Post by **QansaGabeyle** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:16 am

I don't know if it is a pressure not to become soft or seen as soft or if they just love being b*tches but I hate working under female bosses and having female professors myself. Women as it turns out are just more mean than men and will annoy the fukk out of you if you work under them. Personally I think women make better employees than men though since they follow orders really well which makes them more prooductive.

Daanyeer · Post by **Daanyeer** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:07 pm

To be HONEST, I would rather WORK fo WOMAN. Don't LOOK my ViEWPOINT at the ANGLE of GRAVITY.

....I am the MASTER of my chest; i am the CAPTAIN of my fist.....

Ur Brother With Intellectual Glasses In S'net !!!!!

YYY Col\Prof Daanyeer YYY

QansaGabeyle · Post by **QansaGabeyle** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:59 pm

Why is that Daanyeer?

"Don't LOOK my ViEWPOINT at the ANGLE of GRAVITY. "

What do you mean?

sexy-kitten · Post by **sexy-kitten** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:07 pm

Qansa, is that why you don't have a wife? Becuase you're too scared that she'll beat you with a frying pan and destroy your manhood?

QansaGabeyle · Post by **QansaGabeyle** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:28 pm

Sexy_kitten, I don't have wife because I am for your two bantu kids to grow up and move out of the house so I can marry you in peace. Laughing

Post by **Basra-** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:30 pm

[quote="sexy-kitten"]Qansa, is that why you don't have a wife? Becuase you're too scared that she'll beat you with a frying pan and destroy your manhood?[/quote]

Kitten NO STUPID!!! Stop lying to yourself. Qansa does not have a girlfriend or a wife because he can't keep it up. He is gay. Sad

B-MAX · Post by **B-MAX** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:30 pm

sexy-kitten got two Fat kids too? Smile

QansaGabeyle · Post by **QansaGabeyle** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:31 pm

Yeah Shankaroon is not the only one. Laughing

Post by **Basra-** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:31 pm

[quote="B-MAX"]sexy-kitten got two Fat kids too? Smile

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sexy-kitten · Post by **sexy-kitten** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:35 pm

[quote="QansaGabeyle"]Sexy_kitten, I don't have wife because I am for your two bantu kids to grow up and move out of the house so I can marry you in peace. Laughing

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LOL, you can dance around the subject all you want.. I'm just stating the facts. Don't get your hopes up, naag cadaan baad la dagantahay. By the way, I like that picture you posted on Somalinet saying that was me back in January. Damn, I didn't know I had psyco fans. Laughing

Basra, LOL wierdo.. He could be gay man.. Who knows. Rolling Eyes

Big Max, just like Afdhere, you pop up every once in a while. Ma ****'kii baa kaa go'ay?

QansaGabeyle · Post by **QansaGabeyle** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:35 pm

That was some randon picture from google image search. I just typed "somali garoob" and took the first image that showed up in the results. Laughing

I had no idea I would get your real picture. Sorry.

avowedly-agnostic · Post by **avowedly-agnostic** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:45 pm

Qansa

I wish you wouldn't bring my baby's name into this discussion you forever horny pervert scum.

What is it with the likes of you and your obsession with who I'm banging? It's not my fault she laughed and made fun of the size of your weenie. For goodness sake, just give it a rest you jealous SOB!

sexy-kitten · Post by **sexy-kitten** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:13 pm

[quote="QansaGabeyle"]That was some randon picture from google image search. I just typed "somali garoob" and took the first image that showed up in the results. Laughing

I had no idea I would get your real picture. Sorry.[/quote]

It's ok. Just next time, make sure you get my good side.. I saw your real picture waryaa, ha i caynin. It looks to me like you're one of those gaangiistar wannabes. A little on the chubby side, don't ya think? Laughing

QansaGabeyle · Post by **QansaGabeyle** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:18 pm

Chubby? Far from it wallahi. I am actually more on the malnourished side. I had qoormaadeey for like ages now. Laughing