A woman’s place
BAD news for female managers. Their subordinates resent being disciplined by them. Men and women alike would far rather be scolded by a male boss than a female one. Indeed, a study of gender and discipline at work, by Leanne Atwater, a professor at the School of Management at Arizona State University, and two colleagues, finds that women dislike being told off by another woman even more than men do.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “A woman’s place”
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