新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解 Unit7.pdf

新视野三版 读写B2 U7 Text A Womanatthemanagementlevel 1When Monica applied for ajob as an administrative assistant in 1971,she was askedwhether shewould ratherwork for a maleor afemale attorney. I immediately said a man, she says. I felt that a male-boss/female-employee relationship was more natural, needing no personal accommodation whatsoever. But 20 years later, when she was asked the same question, she said, I was pleasantly surprised that female bosses are much more accessible to their employees; theyre much more sensitiveandintimatewiththeiremployees. 2 Female bosses today are still finding they face subtle resistance. There is still a segment of the population, both men and, surprisingly, women who report low tolerance for female bosses. The growing presence of female bosseshasalso provokedtwo majorquestionsthat revolvearoundstyles: Do menandwomen managedifferently,and,ifso,isthatagoodthing? 3Monicaisdisposedtothinkso,onbothcounts.Nowa40-year-old motherof four, she is president of a public sector labor union with 45,000 members. Relationswith myemployees are probablydifferent from those of male managerspreceding me,she says. I knowwhat itsliketo haveto call andsay mykidgotthe mumpsso Iwont becoming in. Ihavea moreflexible style— notsoft,just moreunderstanding.The manwho isMonicasassistant agrees, She tends to delegate more and is always lookingfor a consensus. Peopleare happyandflourish becausethey havean inputintodecisionsand they are not mere bystanders; their energies are harnessed. On the other hand,consensustakeslonger. 4 So,arethedifferencessymbolicorreal?Plausiblestudiessuggestthat men aretypically hierarchical,goal-oriented andfeel entitled.Women, bycontrast, manage diplomatically, and share power. That point of view is often challenged and argued. Some proclaim that men and women of similar backgrounds, experience and aspirations basically manage in the same way. This view is echoed by younger women, especially those