Reading year in review

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Why are there so few women have have high positions within corporations? I don't think all bosses are sexist, but there might be something going on subconsciously.

Because sexism is still rampant.Generally speaking, a woman who demonstrates any combination of assertiveness, intelligence and/or leadership qualities is usually seen as a threat to a male ego. A woman with authority is generally seen as a bitch while a man is seen as a "man taking charge." The problem mainly lies in men trying to achieve a false sense of "manliness" (alpha, tough guy, etc.) and women who perpetuate derogatory female stereotypes (looks over brains, attempts to please their man, etc.)

I'm not saying that all women would make great bosses if assigned the position, nor are all male bosses chauvinists. Not all corporations are really great environments to work in, let alone to make any objective study of the social dynamics between men and women. In a corporate environment, you would already have to be well suited to the cutthroat, competitive environment. In the corporate world, it would be the ideal that people should be given positions best suited to their abilities and character and not their sex, but we don't live in a perfect world.

Sorry for hijacking the thread.