Male or Female? Which Do You Prefer

[neosoul]

males, in my experience, are far too willing to ride on MY coat tails... and women are just on a power trip... so I'mma go with DST CHAOS... doesn't matter as long as you stay outta my face

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by BlessedOne04

Overall I find that I like working for women better than men. My industry is very male dominated because women don't like the long hours it takes so there are very few women who are in charge. I like to work with women who are not trying to prove themselves to the male managers. Those women who are confident in their abilibites and don't have to prove themselves are alot easier to work with.

hijack/

Is it that women don't like the long hours or it contrasts with their family responsibilities? The generic employee model in this society is based on the male standard--someone with minimal to no family responsibilities who can work long hours and not need to take any leave. Because they either don't have families or their wives are at home taking care of the families (usually in addition to working fulltime jobs themselves).

Can you blame women for having to prove themselves? It has never just been about being confident in your abilities for women and racial/ethnic minorities. In a society where most of the higher level and higher paying jobs are white male dominated, women have to prove that they can display "masculine traits." Traits such as being rational instead of emotional and hardnose instead of compassionate have been what gets the job done. Meanwhile, men are allowed to be compassionate, emotional, and catty but society either overlooks it or calls it "being a good employer who sees the needs of employees" or "being no holds barred competitive."

/hijack