“Why did being male make us less in need of assertiveness training?”

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This comment of the day is from Joseph, on the post “It’s Time to Stop Discriminating Against Men (and Women)”

Negotiating Flexible Work Arrangements, Part 3

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Address your boss’ concerns about what is fair.

A Simple Secret Weapon

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Human beings like to feel appreciated—you wouldn’t think businesses would have to be persuaded of that fact.

Negotiating Flexible Work Arrangements, Part 2

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Higher performance, lower turnover: Make your case by presenting your boss with the facts about telecommuting.

Negotiating Flexible Work Arrangements, Part 1

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Why bosses say no to flex-time, and what you can do about it.

The New “Women’s Work”: On Being A Male Human Resources Professional

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How did human resources become the most female-dominated department at most companies, and what does that mean for a man working in HR?

Do Gay Men Make Better Bosses?

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Does being an out gay man make you a more compassionate boss?

The Great Glass Escalator

(Much of the material for this post comes from David J. Maume Jr.’s 1999 work “Glass Ceilings and Glass Escalators,” because that’s the one in my Work Organization textbook. More recent citations gratefully accepted.) According to analysis of the PSID (Panel Study of Income Dynamics), a longitudinal study of a representative sample of American families, between 1989 and 1999, [...]