PowerPoint Presentation Content Slides Include: • Learning objectives of this presentation (7 points) • Definition/s of gender • Etymology of gender and difference (3 points) • General gender differences (8 points) • The biological brain differences between genders 10 points) • Sex differences in health explained (21 points) • The brain's differences (6 points) • Differences between report and rapport (2 slides) • Negotiation as it relates to gender (20 points) • Common areas of miscommunication between genders (6 points) • Moving past gender stereotypes (11 points) • Common gender misconceptions • Gender facts and trivia (44 points) • Positive strengths of each gender (12 points) • Gender neutrality (3 slides) • Parsons model (11 points) • Women in today's business world (6 points) • Women working with men (30 points) • Men working with women (25 points) • Koman's parenting peeves (9 points) • Family relationships • Differences in marriages (6 points) • Common misunderstandings in marriages (18 points) • Communication between spouses (22 points) • Parenting as partners (5 points) • Resolving parental conflict (8 points) • Actions steps (16 points)

1. GENDER
DIFFERENCES
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2. 2
Program Objectives
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Be able to communicate more effectively with
members of the opposite sex.
Be aware of gender issues in the workplace.
Understand how miscommunications between
genders arise and how to fix them.

3. 3
Program Objectives
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Know the biological brain differences of each
gender.
Avoid stereotyping.
Recognize the individual strengths and weaknesses
of each person, not the strengths and weaknesses
of each gender.
Understand why gender differences affect the
working world.

4. 9
NOTE
Gender Differences
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THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION CONTAINS
MANY GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT MEN AND
WOMEN.
NOT EVERY GENERALIZATION APPLIES TO
EVERY PERSON.
EVERY PERSON SHOULD BE EVALUATED AS
AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT BASED ON THEIR
GENDER.

5. Problem-solving
Ventilating vs. Curing
Women often simply want to
express themselves, while
men often want to solve
problems.
Communicating Needs And
Desires
Hinting vs. Telling
Women often hint about their
needs and desires, while men
directly tell about them.
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Four Parts
(1 of 2)
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6. Understanding a Situation
& Relating
Privacy vs. Gossip
The notion that men value privacy
and women value gossip is outdated,
but women are more likely than men
to gossip because of their more
frequent communication.
Communicating Needs And
Desires
Hinting vs. Telling
Men often want to compete,
while women often want to
cooperate.
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Four Parts
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7. 18
Gender Issues in the
Workplace
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Gender issues in the
workplace arise in
many instances,
from day-to-day
interactions to
larger issues.
Small issues:
Condescension
to female
secretaries
Large issues:
Resentment of
women in
management
positions

8. 1. Beginning a Project
• Genders Have Differing Views on Questions.
2. Analogies and Examples
• Genders Use Different Analogies.
3. Goals
• Aims in the workplace differ among genders.
4. Sharing Information
• Genders differ on the amount and necessity of information.
5. Mirror of Home Life
• Differences at home lead to differences at work.
6. Basis for Decision
• Genders differ on reasoning for a decision.
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Common Areas of Mis-communication Between
Genders
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Biological Brain Differences
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Men more easily recognize
emotions as a result of facial
expression and tone of voice
than women.
Women notice subtle
nonverbal
cues more easily than men.

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Sex Differences in Health
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Suffer more
depression, anxiety
and adolescent
eating disorders.
Wake up earlier
from anesthesia.
Benefit more
from opium-
based painkillers.
Women…

11. 59
Gender Facts and Trivia
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Early in Life (1 of 8):
At one day old, boys look
at mobiles longer than
newborn girls.
Researchers at Cambridge
found that at 12 months old,
girls look at faces longer than
boys.

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Gender Facts and Trivia
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Early in Life (2 of 8):
The same Cambridge team
found that one-year-old
boys preferred watching a
film showing cars to one
showing a person.
Girls showed the opposite
preference.

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Gender Facts and Trivia
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Early in Life (3 of 8):
At a few hours old, girls
are more sensitive than
boys to touch.
Tests between of tactile
sensitivity in the hands and
fingers produce differences so
striking that sometimes male
and female scores do not even
overlap, with the most sensitive
boy feeling less than the least
sensitive girl.

14. 98
Positive Strengths of the Genders
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Female Strengths:
Women are generally
better at empowering
their employees.
Women are more
encouraging
and available to
their employees.
Women respond
more quickly
to the needs of
their employees.

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Positive Strengths of the Genders
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Male Strengths:
Men traditionally have a
command
and control style of
managing.
Men are more self-
assured and quicker
when making
decisions.
Men are better at
organizing
temporary teams to
achieve short-term
goals.

16. Total Role Segregation Total Disintegration of Roles
Education
High professional qualification
is important only for the man
Same content of classes for girls
and boys, same qualification for
men and women
Profession
Professional women seen as
unimportant and unnecessary
Equal professional opportunities
for men and women
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The Parsons Model
(2 of 4)
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17. Total Role Segregation Total Disintegration of Roles
House work
Housekeeping & child care
are the primary functions of
the woman
All house work tasks are equally
divided and shared
Decision-
making
The man has the final say Neither partner dominates
Child Care &
Education
The woman is the primary
caregiver
Both partners share these
responsibilities equally
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The Parsons Model
(4 of 4)
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18. With gender differences in mind,
what are some grander approaches
to remedy a gender-divided office,
and how can you begin to make
changes?
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What Now?
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Men Working with Women
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Present Solutions Clearly
Good rapport is essential.
Women like to feel personally
connected to you in addition
to feeling the connection that
her company shares with
your company.

20. About half of all privately
held companies in the
United States are majority-
owned by women.
These companies contribute
about
2.5 trillion in sales and employ
about 19 million people in the
United States.
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Females in Business
(1 of 3)
Gender Differences
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21. 72% of men prefer to sell to women.
59% of women prefer to sell to men.
Men have the most trouble with listening.
Women find presenting and questioning most difficult.
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Interesting Gender Statistics
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Source: Survey of Sales Professionals.

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