[net.women] ref. on double standards in the office

pc@hplabsb.UUCP (Patricia Collins) (02/29/84)

Lynn R. Cohen, "Minimizing Communication Breakdowns Between Male and
Female Managers, IEEE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT REVIEW, June 1983, pp. 46 - 50.
(reprinted from PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR, October 1982, pp. 57 - 60)

	I received a copy of this article from our library after I
posted my comments about how the woman loses who "takes advantage" of
sexist colleagues.  The article focuses on the damage that sex roles
(and in particular, flirtatious body language) create in the office.
I offer a few quotes that I found interesting:

	...female managers described the problems they have creating
	a serious business image.
	This conflict is the result of nonverbal messages....Women
	have a double problem in that many of the cues they use also
	signal lower position power and status.

	What sort of messages are the sex-role-related cues sending?
	The answer is: mostly messages that undermine the new balance of
	power, which leads to ineffective performance for both male
	and female managers.

	Men often see the new women managers as not taking their jobs
	seriously.

						
						Patricia Collins
						hplabs