{"id":1717,"date":"2007-10-09T09:57:14","date_gmt":"2007-10-09T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/2007\/10\/09\/why-do-more-women-resign-than-men\/"},"modified":"2007-10-09T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2007-10-09T08:57:14","slug":"why-do-more-women-resign-than-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2007\/10\/09\/why-do-more-women-resign-than-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do More Women Resign than Men?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/progmanager.files.wordpress.com\/2007\/10\/gender.gif\" title=\"Gender Gap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/progmanager.files.wordpress.com\/2007\/10\/gender.thumbnail.gif\" alt=\"Gender Gap\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In the UK, now,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More women resign than men.  More women are resigning now than ever.<\/li>\n<li>Women get promoted younger than men.<\/li>\n<li>Women are paid significantly less than men &#8211; and last year the gap widened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These findings are from the <a href=\"http:\/\/women.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/women\/article2388419.ece\">Chartered Management Institute and Remuneration Economics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What explains the high rate of resignations?<\/p>\n<p>Is it the sense of injustice at the widening pay differentials as women take on more responsibility &#8211; younger &#8211; for less money than men?<\/p>\n<p>Do women have more choices that they can exercise?  They are more likely to take up self-employment than men.  They may also be more &#8216;in-demand&#8217; than men as their skill sets leave them better equipped to work in a modern economy.  The &#8216;skill sets&#8217; in which women generally outperform  men include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>better improvisational skills,<\/li>\n<li>more relationship-focussed,<\/li>\n<li>less rank-conscious,<\/li>\n<li>more trust sensitive,<\/li>\n<li>more intuitive,<\/li>\n<li>more collaborative,<\/li>\n<li>more comfortable with ambiguity,<\/li>\n<li>better sharers of information<\/li>\n<li>more able to balance rational thought with intuition and belief,<\/li>\n<li>more articulate,<\/li>\n<li>better at reading non-verbal clues,<\/li>\n<li>better at multi-tasking, networking and negotiating to win\/wins,<\/li>\n<li>a preference to take the long view,<\/li>\n<li>an ability to promote egalitarian team working and a<\/li>\n<li>more naturally empowering management style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or is it because many management hierarchies are still male dominated cultures in which more feminine values linked to the enhanced skill-sets listed above are under valued?<\/p>\n<p>One trend is very clear.  Women&#8217;s power in a  modern economy is increasing.  This is driven by their generally superior leadership skills <strong>and <\/strong>their influence over just about every major purchasing decision.<\/p>\n<p>This means that organisations that cannot recruit and retain women will be at a significant disadvantage in the marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen land was the productive asset, nations battled over it. The same is happening now for talented people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Stan Davis &amp; Christopher Meyer, futureWEALTH<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Jane Jacobs on Neighbourhoods in Action\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/07\/jane-jacobs-on-neighbourhoods-in-action\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jane Jacobs on Neighbourhoods in Action<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the UK, now, More women resign than men. More women are resigning now than ever. Women get promoted younger than men. Women are paid significantly less than men &#8211; and last year the gap widened. These findings are from the Chartered Management Institute and Remuneration Economics. What explains the high rate of resignations? 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