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| [Nevertheless, these strategies may] not be the most adequate if the psychological consequences that women face include feeling like impostors (Bell & Young, 1986). These impression management techniques actually strengthen the women’s outsider status by emphasizing their difficulty in proving their ‘appropriateness’ for organizational advancement. And the stress caused by having to act out male-defined standards may be devastating to women in the long run.
Many respondents believed that women tend to have advanced communication and management skills, arguing that women are uniquely qualified for public relations because in general, women are more detail-oriented and verbal, less egocentric, and more intuitive than men. These arguments imply that organizations might profit by taking advantage of women’s unique talents instead of demanding women to be more like men. Bell, L., & Young, V. (1986). Impostors, fakes, and frauds. In L.L. Moore (Ed.), Not as far as you think (pp. 25-52). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. |
However, these strategies may be limited if the psychological cost to women involves feeling like impostors (Bell & Young, 1986). That is, techniques of impression management reinforce women’s outsider status by highlighting their difficulty in demonstrating their “appropriateness” for organizational advancement. The stress caused by having to act out male-defined standards may be debilitating for women in the long run.
[...] Many interviewees and several focus group participants believed that women tend to have progressive communication and management methods. They argued that women are uniquely qualified for public relations because women generally are more detail-oriented and are more verbal, less egocentric, and more intuitive than men. These arguments imply that organizations might prosper by taking advantage of women’s unique talents rather than by requiring women to conform to male molds. Bell, L., & Young, V. (1986). Impostors, fakes, and frauds. In L. L. Moore (Ed.), Not as far as you think (pp. 25-52). Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. |
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