tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818107511539295812.post2310319049068015927..comments2010-06-06T22:34:50.038-10:00Comments on Speak for Yourself: Speak up girls!Claire Duffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11487351825069046696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818107511539295812.post-57001343448277166132010-06-06T13:17:42.097-10:002010-06-06T13:17:42.097-10:00I think you're observations are right Bob. The...I think you're observations are right Bob. There's a lot of talk about women's communication styles disadvantaging them in the workplace - because of their supposed drive to connect rather than to dominate. Domestically however women are 'allowed' to be boss. The problem for girls is that men have successfully claimed the public domain and if you venture in there you're an interloper and will not be welcome. Then it all gets rather uncomfortable and you back out.Claire Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487351825069046696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-818107511539295812.post-23050074559056674542010-06-06T13:09:05.516-10:002010-06-06T13:09:05.516-10:00Interesting given girls are verbally way ahead of ...Interesting given girls are verbally way ahead of most boys. I suspect it has a lot to do with 'fitting into' culturally driven norms of boy girl relationships. I have also found that girls and women have a much more complex societal relationship and pecking order view and understanding, and so seem to be less comfortable telling others what to do, and so on and yet in families, this is often reversed - perhaps because the specific environment is 'closed' and the nuances of power etc are clearly defined and framed?<br />Whatever the reality, it is cray that so few women are in senior roles. Go the girls!Bobnoreply@blogger.com