Women, like Usha Wright, who have worked in corporate jobs all through their child raising years say, a lot depends on the company and your immediate supervisor. When Wright, vp and associate general counsel, ITT Industries, worked at Ciba Geigy, her boss allowed her to take time off for her daughter's surgery. Gender bias Gender bias remains a significant issue for women. According to ISHN's salary survey the clearest discrepancy is in pay. Still, only 27 percent of women say they are somewhat or very dissatisfied with their pay.
Mistakes made by men are more tolerated while women's slip-ups are exaggerated and made fun of.
She says it has not been as hard for her to get to where she is as it has been to stay there. And, for the record, most women qualified their remarks saying that the sexist attitude was a lot less prevalent among younger males especially those with working wives. Personal hobbies and activities are the first things to go, women say. Cooking, reading for pleasure, meeting friends socially are some of the major sacrifices our interviewees say they make. Next, they cut back on doing work-related reading, attending local association meetings and association involvement.