Monday, October 13, 2008

Do you want your boss's job?

77% of survey respondents said they don't. Furthermore, women are less likely to want the manager's job than men. What's up with that?

Researchers noted the respondents' main reasons for spurning a management job were the challenges of dealing with budgets and personnel. Can someone explain why women, in particular, would be afraid of those tasks?

Every adult woman I know makes the majority of spending decisions and takes the lead on "personnel issues" for her family. Why would American women, who generally rule the monthly budget and coach their family and friends to success as a matter of course, be afraid to do the same things at work? I don't get it.

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