In the past, women tended to assume that they would be overtakenby men in the race to the

In the past, women tended to assume that they would be overtaken

by men in the race to the top. And, today's young women are far less 【S1】______.

philosophical about their status and are more aggressive in their 【S2】______.

resentment in being treated as in some way inferior than men. On the 【S3】______.

other hand, since lack of drive is one of the criticisms leveled with 【S4】______.

women, perhaps this aggression is a positive advantage. Some young

women, though, find it very difficult to come to term with the feeling that 【S5】______.

characteristics of authority which are acceptable in men are often not

acceptable in women. A reason often advanced for women fail to reach the 【S6】______.

top is their desire for balance between work and a life outside work.

Employers know this and tend, when a woman with young children

applies for promotion, treat the fact that she has young children as an 【S7】______.

important factor and, giving the choice, are more likely to give promotion 【S8】______.

to. a man than to her.

What about women whose children are almost grown up？ Well, the

writers of the study recommend a far much more positive approach to 【S9】______.

women who want to return to their careers before their children are off 【S10】______.

their hands.

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