December 17, 2004

What might have happened if Anne Boleyn was never beheaded?
Posted by diane@downtownwomensclub.com">Diane Danielson at 1:37 PM -

Would her legacy been to have turned the world into a matriarchical society? A reader writes into ABCNews with some interesting thoughts that bring a historical perspective to gender differences in the workplace.

"I can admit that as women, we have our own brand of management that is not perfect; we can be ruthless and calculating. In our hands, character assassination is a deadly art form and it happens in seconds. We're notorious for not sharing information simply because of the power in the knowledge that we've worked so hard to gain. This is not to say that men have not worked hard, it's just that they are the historical managers, it has been their birthright. I wonder how different work would be today if our roles had been reversed and women had managed first."

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