The public has very different views about what society values most in men and what it values in women. While many say that society values honesty, morality and professional success in men, the top qualities for women are physical attractiveness and being nurturing and empathetic.
A new study reveals that millennial men may be the most benevolent advocates of professional women seeking to break the glass ceiling in the workplace.
This new research
from the Boston Consulting Group reveals that young male employees are more attuned to female coworkers as opposed to their older male counterparts. Millennial men are also more likely to assist with childcare and to be part of a "dual-career" household.
In a case that went to federal court in the early 1990s, a woman presented evidence that her supervisor tried to kiss her on multiple occasions, placed "I love you" signs on her desk, called her a dumb blonde, put his hands on her shoulders and asked her out on dates. The trial court judge dismissed her suit, declaring that this conduct did not meet the threshold for sexual harassment, and the appeals court affirmed the dismissal.
With good reason, much of the concern about misogyny is currently focused on the workplace. As the #MeToo testimonials have shown, the professional world all too frequently tasks women with silent endurance of morally unacceptable (or downright criminal) behavior. But even those of us who have avoided the most abusive workplaces live with malignant gender dynamics in our homes - and risk passing them on to our children.
An award-winning study from the University of Iowa finds that workplace supervisors who verbally abuse their employees often do so because they're bringing problems from home to the office. The study, "My Family Made Me Do It," found that family issues often wear on supervisors mentally and emotionally, a phenomenon known as ego depletion, and they take out their frustrations on employees.
For some professionals, reporting to an office every day not be an ideal routine. In fact, last year 43 percent of working Americans said they spent at least some time working remotely. Companies like Amazon, Hilton and Dell adding more remote work positions, but some employers still fear that flexible work schedules will decrease productivity and collaboration.
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