Are Women As Competitive As Men?
June 29th, 2007
Is Competition Unfeminine?
There are evolutionary reasons for how women handle competition and there are cultural reasons. Nancy Clark discusses both. Research shows that women tend to shy away from competition when men are included. Does that mean women are not as competitive as men? No, it doesn’t. It means we’re letting the stereotype, It’s Not Feminine To Be Competitive, influence our behavior.


Are Women As Competitive As Men? [5:16m]:
Now, if you’re a female employee who’s having a problem with the indirect competition (subtle sabotage) of another woman—of either your reputation or your productivity—you’ll of course want to avoid letting things escalate until your boss needs to intercede. See my blog posting of 7/06/07, What’s With This Catfighting? —Catfighting: Learn To Handle Indirect Aggression At Work.
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