I didn't look like all the guys. I didn't know how to dress. People accommodated that and gave me an opportunity to shine. Success stories should encourage recent graduates to pursue their ambitions. Many say it's human nature that people are more comfortable with others like themselves, so if men command corporate suites and boardrooms they will favor and promote other men.
Men just treat women differently than men.
Men hold 93 percent of line officer jobs, women 7 percent, Catalyst says in its 1999 report. Women drop out of the corporate rat race before reaching top levels because they're discouraged by apparent prejudice or they find that balancing work and family responsibilities is too stressful. Some industries are so male-dominated that the women who enter those fields have a harder time adjusting to the culture. Not only do women feel they have more to prove on the job, they also often have greater responsibilities at home. They're out working but they still have wifely, womanly and motherly chores back at home.