Case Study

Male Vs Female Managerial Communication Styles Cultural Studies

Men and women are labeled in our society for possessing certain traits and characteristics. It is apparent that men and women communicate completely different. This is especially apparent in the business world specifically amongst female and male management. Men tend to communicate in a goal-oriented style, which is seen as being very productive and straight to the point. As for women they typically communicate with a greater emphasis on the engagement of others in reaching goals and making decisions. Men typically fall under the category of Group X mangers, a style of management that is all about production and has little concern for the feelings of the workers. Women tend to fall under Group Y management which puts more focus on the workers and the process. These two ways of managing curbs our view on how female and male leaders should perform. (Beasely, 2005).

According to Vangela M. Wade, an attorney and certified diversity management practitioner with the Wade Group of Jackson, Miss. States that, "Our society expects male leaders to be aggressive, authoritative and stern, but fair and decisive in their judgments and decisions. However, women with the same leadership or communication styles are sometimes said to be too emotional, difficult to work with or for, and too aggressive. Even women subordinates sometimes find it difficult to work for women leaders with what is viewed as a 'masculine' style. Generally, women are more comfortable communicating with other women in a level, 'dead-even' style-even at differing levels of authority". (Beasley, 2005, pg.91-92). Stereotypes play a huge role in our society especially in the corporate culture. Do these stereo- types really hold true in the business world or is this just another common misconception made by society? In my research I will prove how different men and women are in managing. I will determine if one management style is superior to the...