Sunday's New York Times Business section ran an article, A Sisterhood Of Workplace Infighting by Peggy Klaus. Klaus, a leadership consultant, writes about women mistreating women in the workplace--"limiting access to important meetings, withholding information, assignments, promotions; or blocking the way to mentors and higher ups." I'll admit, I was infuriated as I read this. Is this another example sensationalizing the portrayal of women as overemotional, backstabbing and bitchy? Sally Helgeson, author of The Female Advantage, conducted research demonstrating that women managers, in contrast to men, spend more time helping people and their authority comes from connection to people rather than distance from those below. Dee Dee Myers, in her book Why Women Should Rule the World, writes about how women give away credit to their detriment because they place such a high value on teamwork and building relationships. Carol Evans, CEO of Working Mother media has built a thriving conference business that fosters women networking and mentoring other women. What is your workplace experience? Have you been a victim of female bullying? Please submit your comments.
