Less than one year ago, Japan amended labour laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination against women in the workplace and to remove limits on the amount of overtime or night work a woman could do. Some companies began using bogus promotions of women employees involving untenable transfers to other cities as a means of downsizing. Working women who can't be available around the clock or travel without notice are widely seen by their companies as not committed to their jobs. 24-7 availability is necessary to corporations for solving crises. Companies reward managers for solving crises more than they do for anticipating and preventing crises.
Women are more likely to bear down and work hard, eating lunch at their desks.
Men are more likely to realize that lunching and networking with a colleague is more effective for career-building. This, according to Jean Lipman-Blumen, a professor with the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. The feminization of the workplace is one of men's greatest fears. Mattel Corp.'s new Working Woman Barbie comes with a cellphone, a power suit, a laptop and fabulous hair. All women in Canadian denominations unless otherwise noted.