“Doing Business: Male vs Female”

Man and women can change their roles, can compete, can develop skills characteristic for the opposite gender, but still they are too different.

Women want RESPECT while man want MONEY.

Both for men and women their job is the most important life’s objective, but when referring to the job, men and women expectations are divergent.
According to an overview of 7.000 managers and employees, men and women appreciate distinct things at the working place. Male entrepreneurs often place greater weight on economic objectives while female have a greater tendency to consider intrinsic factors such as: as personal enjoyment and the opportunity for self actualization.

What female managers want?
1. to be treated with respect
2. to supervise
3. revenue/benefits
4. an appealing job
5. self-accomplishment
What male managers want?
1. revenue/benefits
2. an appealing job
3. promotion possibility
4. decision-making authority
5. self-accomplishment

A number of studies have also shown that female business owners are likely to have training and experience in fields other than business (Belcourt, Burke and Lee-Gosselin 1991; Fischer, Reuber and Dyke 1993; McGraw and Robichaud 1998; Minniti 2004).
Others (Chaganti 1986; Hisrich and Brush 1984) have highlighted the fact that females have a propensity to perceive their financial skills as being inferior to those of male entrepreneurs, but at the same time, believed themselves to have superior interpersonal skills.

Moreover, when taking into consideration such indicators as sales, number of employees, and net earnings, businesses owned by women show more modest levels of performance than those owned by men. It has been found that female-owned firms are smaller and grow more slowly than businesses owned by males.
For instance, it has been shown that forty-one per cent of positions within the US federal government that command senior levels are held by white men, while only 26 per cent are held by white women. Of the 15,308 positions, an additional 7 per cent are held by african americans, while just 3 per cent are held by Latin. Only 9 per cent roles that directly lead to senior roles are held by women.

Modern society has accustomed us with the female as a negotiator, corporation president or politician. It has also familiarized us with men interested in cosmetics, out-fits, diets and fitness. But anyways, the common mentality sees the woman as a housewife and the man as the one responsible for finances.

References:
http://www.humanresourcesmagazine.com.au/
http://www.financiarul.com/
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