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    EXERCISE 1. Gender approaches
    Read the text and see if the writer’s ideas are the same as
yours. Discuss it with your group mates.

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     Men and women do things differently. There are, of course,
exceptions to every generalization, including this one.
     Cristina Stuart is a managing director of Speakeasy Training,
a consultancy that runs courses for men and women working to-
gether. Here she describes a few key differences between the sexes
in the workplace.
     1. Working together
     The male approach to business is competitive, direct and con-
frontational. The end justifies the means (1). Personal status and a
focus on the individual are important.
     The female method is collaborative. Collective action and re-
sponsibility are more important than personal achievement. Later-
al thinking (2), as well as goodwill and the well-being of the indi-
vidual, are also of great importance.
     2. Tackling problems
     The male approach is to go to the heart of the problem, with-
out taking into account secondary considerations. The female pre-
ference is to look at various options.
     3. Body language
     Male body language tends to be challenging. Female body
language tends towards self-protection. A stereotypical female
pose is sitting cross-legged; the male sits with legs apart to give an
impression that he is in control.
     Male behavior can include forceful gestures for example
banging a fist on the desk for effect. The female style does not
usually include aggressive gestures.
     4. Language
     The male way of speaking does not encourage discussion.

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