Aggressive, not nice, women earn big bucks at work.Byline: ANI Washington, July 14 (ANI): Being a nice girl would not take you ahead of others in the professional race, for a new study suggests that being aggressive and having a masculine approach is what makes you earn big bucks at workplace. The academic study has shown that "alpha male" women earn an average of 40,000 pounds more over their lifetime than female colleagues who are "nice". It was found that personality traits are just as important as intelligence in determining how much people earn in their career. The team found "alpha male" women earn 4 per cent more than those who are deemed to be "passive"-this amount to 40,000 pounds over a lifetime, based on a 40-year career with a 25,000 pounds annual wage. Scottish businesswoman Michelle Mone, chief executive of the Ultimo ul·ti·mo adv. Abbr. ult. In or of the month before the present one. [Latin ultim  (m lingerie company, agreed that having an assertive as·ser·tive adj. Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. as·ser  tive·ly adv. manner had aided her
success.
Led by Guido Heineck, the study titled 'Does it Pay to be Nice?' also showed that "conscientious con·sci·en·tious adj. 1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice. 2. " women, who display self-control and persistence, generally earn 5 per cent more than sloppy slop·py adj. slop·pi·er, slop·pi·est 1. Marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy: a sloppy room. 2. colleagues. Heineck, from the Institute for Employment Research in Nuremberg, Germany, said personality traits such as "agreeableness a·gree·a·ble adj. 1. To one's liking; pleasing: agreeable weather. 2. Suitable; conformable: a practice agreeable to the law. 3. " were not beneficial in the workplace. "Our statistics show that being nice does not pay for women, whereas working hard does. This is probably, in part, because agreeable people are too passive in conflict situations and poorer in wage negotiations," The Scotsman quoted him as saying. He added: "Traditionally, women are more passive and likeable like·a·ble adj. Variant of likable. Adj. 1. likeable - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" likable, appealing, sympathetic at work. This (research] shows that to be successful in the workplace women have to adapt a more alpha male-like behaviour." The study was presented at a conference at Essex University. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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