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Stressed Out? Boss’ Gender should be Blamed
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Written By: Vivek Sharma
Attention Bosses: You may find this article offensive, so read at your own risk.
All bosses at times can be a pain in the ..., well you know what we mean to say. It’s sad but it’s true as well. But can you believe that your boss’ gender is one of the reasons for your never-ending stress. Perplexed!!! Its true guys!
A recently conducted study revealed that your boss’ gender can affect just how much pain he or she seems to inflict. Don’t be surprised folks, it’s factual but do you have any choice. Frankly speaking no, either you put forth your resignation letter or accept the situation as it comes.
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One of the online business magazines had a word with a few working adults in the United States to study their mindset. Further, they compared the stress levels and physical health problems of men and women working in one of three situations: for a lone male supervisor, a lone female supervisor, or for both a male and female supervisor.
Below are the results of the study:
• Women who had just one female boss suffered from psychological distress like trouble sleeping, difficulty focusing on work, depression and anxiety. They were affected by physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach pain or heartburn, neck and back pain and tiredness than women who worked for one male boss.
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• Women who were made to report to a mixed-gender pair of supervisors also reported these symptoms than their peers who worked for a single male boss.
• As far as men are concerned, those who worked for a single supervisor, regardless of the supervisor's gender, had similar levels of distress.
• Men who worked for a mixed-gender pair had fewer mental and physical symptoms than those working for a lone male supervisor.
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The analysis clearly states that the stress is highly influenced by the occupation, job sector, other workplace conditions, and bosses’ gender. If we closely look at the findings, specifically those of female subordinates with females bosses, usually contradict theories suggested by studies that demographic similarities between a boss and their subordinate would promote harmony in the work place, while demographic differences would create problems. This creates a slight confusion and makes us think as well.
Though business week magazines feel that these contradictions may stem from the stereotype that it is more "normal" for men to be leaders and display the typical leadership characteristics. Whereas, female subordinates expect more "aggressive" traits from a male leader. Thus, they could expect more support from a supervisor who is also female than they actually get.
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It has been also noted that female bosses who "act like men" in terms of society's unconscious expectations may be viewed more negatively. If we look at this trend, this was a situation faced by Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primary races. Though you might not find any similarity but it can be one of the cases.
Past studies have divulged that women working with a woman supervisor might tend to be found mostly in the caring sector or in jobs that tend to be under-resourced, under-funded and under-valued. This can be a case as social work or education, creating stress both for the workers themselves and stress for the boss that might trickle down to her subordinates. If we look at the scenario these are speculative points that need to be investigated further and it’s very hard to predict the nature of the boss as well.
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18 Sep 2008
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