It may not be true always, but a study says that female bosses in a male-dominated environment can wreck other women’s promotion hopes.
Instead, women managers who do break through the glass ceiling are more likely to mentor and support their male colleagues than their female co-workers, according to the study published in the Social Science Research journal.
Far from encouraging other ambitious women, psychologists at the University of Cincinnati found female bosses are more inclined to obstruct them.
As well as the unwanted competition, the researchers say this may partly be due to the fact women occupying senior posts want to blend in as much as possible with their male counterparts, the Daily Mail reported. The study is based on responses from more than 2,000 employees in the US. Lead researcher Dr David Maume said: “The popular press and many studies contend that women make better managers than men because they are more supportive leaders, delegate more responsibility and foster the careers of their subordinates, especially the women who work under them.
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Delicacies found in China tomb
Beijing: Archaeologists in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province said on Saturday they had unearthed 11 bamboo containers dating back to more than 2000 years, containing what is believed to be delicacies.
The containers were discovered in a small room adjacent to the main tomb believed to belong to a daughter-in-law of Zhang Anshi, a high-ranking official in Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-9 AD), said Zhang Zhongli, vice dean of the provincial archaeological research institute.
“We saw some fungus-like things and some animal bones in the bamboo containers through an endoscope. Since the tombs are often designed to mirror the life of the tomb owners, the food probably was delicacies,” Zhang said. A lacquer wooden box was also found in the room. The excavation is suspended until the wood ware and bamboo relics are protected, Xinhua news agency reported. —PTI