The Prattle of the Sexes

When Jennifer Cliff interviewed 141 male and 88 female small-business owners in Vancouver in the spring of 1995, she heard a lot of what she calls standard-issue “gender stereotypic” talk. The men would tell her they want employees to see them as The Boss, and that they expect workers to do what I say. The women would emphasize teamwork, explaining that they didn’t want to be perceived as above th...