Table 6

Characteristics Attributed More to Either Men or Women Within the SRA Survey

 Men

Women

Work Attitudes and Habits

Resist new methods

 

    View work as a social situation
Reliable in a crises
Absent from work
Accept the opposite sex as a co-worker
 
Likely to quit
 
Keep up with new developments
 
 Care about quality of work
 
 Care about organizaqtions reputation a
 
 Put family matters ahead of job
 
Take too much time off for personal reasons
 
 Waste time by socializing
 Interest and Motivation  

 

 Like to work alone on projects

 

Enjoy doing routine tasks

Men prefer to work for men a
Are home oriented rather than job oriented

 

Want to get ahead

 

Like to help others

 

 Want increased responsibility

 

Strongly desire security

 

 Like math, science and high finance

 

 

 Need novelty and adventure

 
 Temperament  

 

Agressive

 

Sensitive to criticism a

 

 Stand up under fire a

 

Jealous

 

Keep cool in emergencies a

 

Are too emotional about jobs a

 

Hide true feelings a

 

Cry easily

 

Are competitive

 

Warm and friendly toward others a

 

 Lose tempers easily

 

Strongly desire security and approval

 

Self-confident a

 

 Slightly timid rather than forward a

 

Narrow minded

 

Sensitive to feelings of others

Aptitudes, knowledge and skills  

 

Have mathematical ability

 

Good verbal abililty

 

Understand financial matters

 

Accurate and precise

 

Negotiate contracts effectively

 

Good at detail work

 

Have mechanical aptitude

 

Get people to work together

 

Hold their own in an argument a

 

Have social skills and tact

 

Solve logical problems easily

 

Have a clerical aptitude

 

 

Creative and inventive

 

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