Perceptions may play a role in women lagging behind men in advancing their careers, says Deborah M. Kolb, a professor specializing in women and leadership at Simmons School of Management in Boston. Ms. Kolb says studies have shown women are seen by bosses and colleagues -- men and women alike -- as being less capable of serving in leadership posts than men, despite evidence to the contrary. 'Women often get asked to take career detours . . . into areas like human resources,' she says. 'Men get asked to take on strategic-development activities.'
波士顿西蒙斯管理学院(Simmons School of Management)研究女性及领导力的黛博拉-科尔伯(Deborah M. Kolb)教授认为,女性在职业发展上落后于男性,大众的成见也许也是有一定影响的。科尔伯教授表示,研究显示,老板及同事──男女皆然──都认为女性在领导岗位上表现不如男性,尽管有证据显示并非如此。她说,"在职场上,女性常常会被迫走些弯路,比如去做人力资源管理。男性则会派到跟战略发展相关的工作。"