Chapter 2 - Extra Readings

In Today's Workplace, Women Feel More Free to Be Women

This article leaves me thinking that its not really up to the women to modify or change their behaviors, but its men's responsibility to enter the 21st Century. In most cases that I have seen, women have dived into the murky waters or business and are swimming with the sharks just fine. Its men that have been unwilling or unable to adapt to the new breed of business sharks.

Calling women who are comfortable with themselves and are able to act natural in an office as performing "psychological manipulation" and ". . .all things are equal, that females have the advantage. If you have an advantage you shouldn't be allowed to use it." These are just excuses made by men who do not want to compete with women. A man can go have drinks with a co-worker or watch a ball game, which if a woman did that with a male co-worker, it would be considered a date! Is that fair? Should men stop hanging out and having a drink with they co-workers out of "fairness"? The answer is no. Men and women have different positives and negatives in business but it doesn't make it unfair.
I have never let a woman who cried or batted her eyes are me get a special deal or make the sale over a man with a better deal or product, because I have self respect and restraint. If you are unable to say no to a woman or treat her like a person because you can't control your lust for the female species then get out of business!

Study says flirtatious women get fewer raises, promotions

This article states that women who use flirtatious behavior to get ahead in the workplace receive fewer promotions and lower salaries. Statistically significant, but the question that isn't asked is, Why did the women who received less promotions and salaries few they needed to use sexuality to get ahead? Could it be that the women that did not use flirtatious behavior in the workplace felt that they did not need to use their sexuality to get ahead, because they have superior business skills? If that is the case, then its possible that the flirtatious behavior is just an identifier of women that have a sub par business skill set.