Question

Which of the following is a reason for the slow rate at which women have been promoted to middle and upper levels of management and corporate boards?

a. Women are often driven by the search for higher pay and advancement in their job choices.

b. Women are usually less efficient than men, which results in low productivity.

c. Women are less motivated in choosing jobs that give them a greater sense of accomplishment.

d. Women are more likely to choose jobs that give them more control over their work schedules.

Answer 1

Which of the following.........corporate boards?

d. Women are most likely to choose jobs that give them more control over their work schedules. Women are basically bound by a lot of responsibility as compared to men on daily basis. They need to take care of the household, children and the day to day activities like grocery shopping, managing the kitchen etc. Due to this women usually prefer to remain in a job until and unless its not very time rigid. They require those jobs which can provide them time according to their needs. So, due to this women sometimes do not participate actively in the on going day to day proceedings at the workplace and as a reason of this the management considers them to be promoted at higher levels after a while. The management needs to make sure that a person is qualified enough and has ample amount of time to be promoted to higher post. Women do have all the qualifications but do not possess required amount of time due to the above discussed responsibilities. So, this is the reason why women are at a slow rate of getting promotions.