In article <359E59AE.40FE at biokem.lu.se>, ann.magnuson at biokem.lu.se wrote:
> I have talked about the issue of proffessionalim with my (male) boss,
> who thinks that women have difficulties both with taking orders, and
> receiving criticisms. My boss expects people to understand that he is
> trying to drive the project forward, not critisize someone just for the
> hell of it.
>> Also, when he asks someone to do an experiment, he doesn't mean
>> it as a recommendation that the person is free to follow or not.
>> He says men just go ahead and do it, more often than women do. I have no
> idea if this is just his own view, what are your experiences?
>> He also thinks women take advice less often than men, and that male
> students try to "listen and learn" much more than women do. I tend to
> agree with this.
In my experience, your boss is wrong on both matters. It is males who
agressively chase after their own experimental thoughts and women who
adhere to the mentor's wishes. It seems more a matter of your boss'
beliefs than true. Did your boss cite examples?
> One important point, which I have only recently come to understand, is
> how women seldom accept that other women can be more competent or have
> higher ambitions. Everyone in a group of women must be completely equal,
> *in absurdum*.
I have observed this as well, but it is true for groups of men also.
B. Martin
