January 5, 2012 5:14 PM
The Careerist: Why Boys Still Rule
Posted by Vivia Chen
Here’s where I left off in my last post: New women partners are doing their damndest to develop business, but they already seem dispirited by their efforts. You almost get the sense that they’re madly flapping their wings but not getting very far.
Any wonder then that most women don’t see themselves as the movers and shakers at their firms in the long run? (According to The American Lawyer‘s survey of new partners, only 33 percent of the women set being a major rainmaker as a goal, while 50 percent of the men did so.)
What’s behind that gender gap? Are women just less confident about themselves and the future? Or are they hardnose realist? And are men just cockier?
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