tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post3047184107889541311..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Tough ambitious femalesnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-28595806251579230782007-11-15T14:18:00.000+00:002007-11-15T14:18:00.000+00:00www - Depressing that you confirm what I thought, ...www - Depressing that you confirm what I thought, that women wanting advancement usually have to follow the 'testosterone format'. But glad you broke the mould yourself and rejected the stereotype.<BR/><BR/>Red - You sound a bit like me, just fairly easy-going and getting on with the job. At least you're not trampling on everyone else to get to the top of the heap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-84126495653325297552007-11-15T13:08:00.000+00:002007-11-15T13:08:00.000+00:00I have no idea where I fit in- I seem to be missin...I have no idea where I fit in- I seem to be missing any obviously feminine or masculine traits; not really ambitious, but not particularly sensitive either. I like my job though and hope I don't give my co-workers too much cause to complain.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811068181187396326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25097623009865951192007-11-15T02:46:00.000+00:002007-11-15T02:46:00.000+00:00And meanwhile, Nick, we're all thirsting for the '...And meanwhile, Nick, we're all thirsting for the 'feminine' in these war-crazed, 'masculine' times. I see a lot of articles questing 'it', ready to honour the Goddess. *sigh*<BR/>Until we get another business model and political model (Rwanda is making great strides in defining a more enlightened new government model), us women are doomed to the testosterone format. All aggression and FOAD. And women don't get promoted/elected until they demonstrate this.<BR/>I was probably one of those female bosses you'd have like Nick. I broke the mold but was not popular with a lot of the male underlings.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25757244279832144392007-11-14T17:16:00.000+00:002007-11-14T17:16:00.000+00:00Not necessarily, Medbh. I've had female bosses who...Not necessarily, Medbh. I've had female bosses who were both liked and respected and in fact socialised with their colleagues out of work. I think it's true ambition is seen as masculine, which is why ambitious women often feel they have to ape the men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-36503065080713949722007-11-14T17:00:00.000+00:002007-11-14T17:00:00.000+00:00Studies show that women can either be liked or res...Studies show that women can either be liked or respected at work but not both.<BR/>Ambition gets automatically coded as a masculine trait unfortunatelyMegan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.com