Wish this was true!!!
'Men love challenge, women fear failure'
Source: DPA.
Image Source: IS Amsterdam, Nov 25:
Men in management positions seek out challenging tasks aware of the risks involved while women tend to be wary of failure, according to a new study by a Dutch woman psychologist.
"Men like to do important things, while women like to do things properly," Irene de Pater, 36, writes in a doctoral thesis presented at the University of Amsterdam."Of course, I am concerned that this will confirm prejudices," De Pater told the Volkskrant newspaper, adding that the full story had more nuances.But she said her research showed that women were more reluctant than men to take on challenging tasks in an environment in which modern firms were giving their top employees more freedom and responsibility in developing their management skills.As part of her thesis, De Pater set up an experiment in which men and women could choose from a range of tasks, including three challenging and seven more routine assignments.Although under no pressure in terms of choice, the women were keener on the less challenging tasks, while men were less enthusiastic about them, she found."Women tended to play safe. They did not want to fail. Men were a bit more daring, showing more bravura in their behaviour," De Pater said.Taking into account the fact that many management tasks are undertaken by a team rather than an individual, De Pater then set up a second experiment, putting together men and women who had chosen the same assignment.
The two-person team then had to decide between themselves who would carry out which aspects. Here again the men chose the more challenging aspects."This was not because men were better at negotiating. Women were just as aware that challenging tasks made a greater contribution to their management potential," De Pater said."Nevertheless the pattern was repeated. Women avoided risk, while men wanted to demonstrate how good they are. Men took on the risk of failure because they knew that they could only get ahead by completing risky assignments successfully," she said.The researcher insisted that discrimination in the workplace remained a problem."But I merely wanted to show that there is one aspect for which women are themselves responsible," De Pater said."My study shows that women are ambitious enough, but they do not always behave in a way that makes for forging a career effectively in this society."If women are more pro-active, they will have more opportunities."
Source: DPA.
Image Source: IS Amsterdam, Nov 25:
Men in management positions seek out challenging tasks aware of the risks involved while women tend to be wary of failure, according to a new study by a Dutch woman psychologist.
"Men like to do important things, while women like to do things properly," Irene de Pater, 36, writes in a doctoral thesis presented at the University of Amsterdam."Of course, I am concerned that this will confirm prejudices," De Pater told the Volkskrant newspaper, adding that the full story had more nuances.But she said her research showed that women were more reluctant than men to take on challenging tasks in an environment in which modern firms were giving their top employees more freedom and responsibility in developing their management skills.As part of her thesis, De Pater set up an experiment in which men and women could choose from a range of tasks, including three challenging and seven more routine assignments.Although under no pressure in terms of choice, the women were keener on the less challenging tasks, while men were less enthusiastic about them, she found."Women tended to play safe. They did not want to fail. Men were a bit more daring, showing more bravura in their behaviour," De Pater said.Taking into account the fact that many management tasks are undertaken by a team rather than an individual, De Pater then set up a second experiment, putting together men and women who had chosen the same assignment.
The two-person team then had to decide between themselves who would carry out which aspects. Here again the men chose the more challenging aspects."This was not because men were better at negotiating. Women were just as aware that challenging tasks made a greater contribution to their management potential," De Pater said."Nevertheless the pattern was repeated. Women avoided risk, while men wanted to demonstrate how good they are. Men took on the risk of failure because they knew that they could only get ahead by completing risky assignments successfully," she said.The researcher insisted that discrimination in the workplace remained a problem."But I merely wanted to show that there is one aspect for which women are themselves responsible," De Pater said."My study shows that women are ambitious enough, but they do not always behave in a way that makes for forging a career effectively in this society."If women are more pro-active, they will have more opportunities."
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I guess there are so many more women than men in corporate teams, that this study could have led to a biased result.
The study should be broader, but still, there would never be a proper consensus in such issues.
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