Is more expected from women in the workplace when they reach management levels?
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Is more expected from women in the workplace when they reach management levels?
| Sat, 03-02-2013 - 10:53pm |
CMEvelyn's post (http://www.ivillage.com/forums/ivillage-women/work/women-work/life-work/what-do-you-think-about-marissa-mayers-work-home-ban#new) got me wondering, do we hold women in management to a higher level of expectation than we do male managers? It seems based on the comments on the Huffington Post article about Marissa Mayer's ban on working from home that this CEO is not only expect to turn around Yahoo! but also to set a social standards for industry workplaces. I think Ms. Mayer already has a tough job in running Yahoo!, but I think others are taking it too far when they criticize her for not doing enough for other working women, especially working mothers. What do you think?
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There will always be griping when things change. And she does have some advantages being the boss. But she is in a very competitive field. Most of the work weeks are very long. This is not 40 hours a week but 60-70+. Many cannot understand what is going on in tech companies that have such strong work ethic. Male workers have the same problems. It is the cultural shift that is taking the hit. We have out dated notions that the new technology will erase for some.
First of all, this isn't about women in management. Marissa Mayer is a CEO, not a manager. That means she is a leader of a company, not just a manager of people.
Second, this isn't about expecting "more" from a woman. This is about an executive decision that is contrary to deeply held aspects of the culture of a technology company, which includes the concept of working remotely *thanks to* technology. The issue is also that this particular executive happens to have built a nursery next door to her office, a luxury that other working parents don't get to have. Demanding "face time" in an industry where people rarely spend time face to face, while taking advantage of the perks of her position, makes her seem like she has a tin ear.
I'm not saying that having 100% in-the-office workforce participation might not be the best thing for Yahoo at this point, but these are some of the reasons for the responses. (BTW I don't work for Yahoo or have friends there, but I have been in the tech industry for 20 years.)
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Liz
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