Women & Men - Power Relations at Work
Men tend to get less sscrutiny when it comes to their work while women especially if you are younger tend to be overly supervised and this can be by both male or female bosses.
Additionally, men tend to get let off easier for transgressions compared to women especially if you are in a work environment that has a boys-club culture. They will be be buddies with their boss but this may prove hard for women who don't want to seem to cross boundaries and be accused of having affairs with male bosses.
Women with children are punished for instances where they put their children first while men are almost applauded or seen as more serious when they have a family.
Women executives in senior management roles usually have a lot more to prove compared to male counterparts which means some have had to fight to get where they are hence develop a tough outlook while men can have the luxury or appearing mellow or tough without being labelled soft or bitchy.
What is seen as a lack of female mentorship is not merely because women at the top have no interest in helping other women, mostly it is because the workplaces are arranged to pit women against each other- i.e there is only space for one woman at the top so every other woman is seen as a threat. The idea that positions for women are limited has created a scarcity mentality that has seen workplaces become uphold women are their worst enemies narrative.
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