Re: Female manager?
I think Sara you have nailed it. This is exactly what my experience has been too . Female managers were more like stab them in the back ! but Men managers I have worked with , seemed to be upfront , even if it was harsh ..
Also most men managers seem to be less argumentative , where as with women managers , not all , but most seem to be quite argumentative.
Again , we are not generalizing coz at the end of the day, not all men or women fit the same bill! but I guess its more to do with individual qualities of the genders ..
I have been in management roles and I feel I had to distinctly fight off a lot of stereotyping in order to be taken seriously by the males in my teams.. I guess that is what makes women a lot more aggressive at their work, coz its a battle they have to fight every day in most places ..