When I lived in the UK I worked in the NHS, in various positions around the Manchester area, and the overwhelming majority of the people in management were male, even the Nursing Director was male.
There were some female inroads with some of the positions, and I'm sure it's not as bad as it was, but in all my various work situations the power in the office was held by men.
But I didn't really see this as unusual, I'm a secretary, all my working life I've taken majority male management as a given, especially in Government. In this, the UK isn't any better or worst then Australia.
But it's slowly changing.
So, I would dispute kerravongenius assertion that woman have more power in the UK at this time. But maybe I worked in the wrong place. *shrug*
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Date: 2008-01-14 12:50 am (UTC)There were some female inroads with some of the positions, and I'm sure it's not as bad as it was, but in all my various work situations the power in the office was held by men.
But I didn't really see this as unusual, I'm a secretary, all my working life I've taken majority male management as a given, especially in Government. In this, the UK isn't any better or worst then Australia.
But it's slowly changing.
So, I would dispute kerravongenius assertion that woman have more power in the UK at this time. But maybe I worked in the wrong place. *shrug*