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Putting up with mansplaining
Research shows that, in groups, men talk more than women
Women are said to be more talk-
ative than men, but the research
doesn't support that supposition.
In fact, according to an article
by feminist and gender writer
Soraya L. Chemaly, men "speak
more, more often, and longer than
women in mixed groups." She said
that researchers looking at boards,
committees and legislatures, found
that men speak 75 per cent more
than women. Researchers con-
cluded that, "Having a seat at the
table is not the same as having a
voice." In her article, "10 Words
Every Girl Should Learn," Chemaly
says that when men often "mans-
plain," a term used to describe the
situation when a man goes on at
length about a subject to a woman
(who may in fact know more about
the subject than he does) while her
eyes glaze over.
She said that when
people ask her
what girls should
learn in order to
challenge such
sexist com-
munication,
she says they
should
learn
to
use
one of
three
phras-
es:
"Stop
interrupting me."
"I just said that."
"No explanation needed."
Read her article on Alter-
net, at www.alternet.
org/gender/10-words-
every-girls-should-
learn
Three office myths
Don't buy into these work misconceptions
According to career and job
website The Muse, some myths
about work that employees need
to shake off:
1) "Open offices are more
productive" is myth #1, ac-
cording to The Muse. There
are positives to working in
an open-concept office, but
when the walls don't go right
up to the ceiling, noise, germs
and systemic stress are ulti-
mately spread around, and
that can lead to serious losses
in productivity.
2) Myth #2 is "Only slackers
work from home." A Stan-
ford University study sug-
gests that employees who
work from home are more
productive and less likely
to quit. While some manag-
ers may try to lead you to
believe that you won't get
much accomplished when
you work from home, in real-
ity, you will probably accom-
plish more.
3) "Collaboration should be
non-stop," is another
myth, according to The
Muse. In fact, people—es-
pecially introverts—need
personal space and time
alone to think. "Groupthink"
may actually be less creative
and more unsatisfying.
For the rest of the article (in-
cluding solutions and a fourth
myth): https://www.themuse.
com/advice/4-myths-about-work-
that-your-company-wants-you-to-
believe.
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