When you often think of all the CEO and President jobs in companies you are most likely going to imagine a male holding them. The book stated some facts that say its pretty much true, but why does it have to be like that? Women go to college just like men, women succeed as do men, and women have every right to be able to hold the same positions as men. In the eyes of many people, I think men are looked at when it comes to playing the 'leader' role and the head of the company. Eagly and Calri talked about women playing the leadership role, they said women tend to be more transformational than males especially when it comes time to giving support and encouragement to subordinates. That might be some what true, but I also think some women can take that role and be the one who tells others what to do. But the typically stereotype is that men are the ones who should play that role because of the masculinity. They also talked about men being more likely than women to be laissez-faire leaders who take little responsibility for managing. I think men and women are both capable of managing a group of people in the work field, while men may have a slight edge when it comes to taking the initiative and be more of a vocal leader, women are going to be the ones who are easier to talk to and maybe sometimes easier to understand.
Looking back in the past and thinking about how far women in the work force have come really shows that they are beginning to take higher jobs and make more money. According to Browne in the reading, back in 1960 women accounted for just one third of the American work force. In today's work force, 46% of the working class are women. It still isn't quit an even number but the number has grown dramatically throughout the years. Another reason for the increasing number is in the number of women who attend graduate school, law school, or medical school. In those types of post school work you are most likely going to be making more money and having a job that is of more "status". In the end I think there is some sex differences in terms of men and women in higher paying and higher jobs. Its obvious that men are in higher positions in the work force, but I feel women are working their way up the work latter. The gap will probably continue to get closer, but I dont know if it will ever reach 50-50.
Questions:
1. How do women feel about men being in higher positions in the work force?
2. Is there any one certain career that women would be better at than men when it comes to being the President of CEO?
Not to pick nits, but the video we watched in class yesterday (that was released about one year ago) explicitly stated that women have just now surpassed men in the workforce (in number--not pay, obviously.)
ReplyDeleteIn response to question one: Sounds good to me! Women are shown to have a greater threshold of pain and remain more composed under high stress; two very useful qualities for a CEO. While I won't directly state that women would be superior in high paying roles than men, I do believe they would be at least equal to them.