He Speaks, She Speaks

A gender communication specialist unravels the mystery of how men and women communicate.

Audrey Nelson Ph.D.

A Call for Women in Leadership

Women have been told to “lean in,” but many women have leaned in until they fell over.

What Were They Thinking? Men, Women and Sexual Harassment

The majority of sexual harassment (approximately 90%) is reported by women against men. However, we know that men can harass men, women can harass men and women can harass women.

The Nonverbal Communication Gender Gap

Although men are the champions of nonverbal credibility and power, they are poor readers and senders of nonverbal cues.

Men, Power and Nonverbal Cues

Today males (and white males, at that) still hold the majority of “power” positions (CEOs, company or board presidents) at Fortune 500 companies.

The Seven Most Asked Questions About Gender Communication

Unless we understand the code of the opposite sex, it makes it difficult to communicate fully with our family, friends, and colleagues.

Lady CFO: A Case of Unconscious Bias

We could not survive if all our decisions were completely subject to the conscious mind.

He Is the Boss, She Is Bossy: The Role of the Media

Male bosses and co-workers sometimes don’t know what to do with ambitious, goal-oriented women who want leadership positions.

Say It Isn’t So: Women and Stereotyping

We tend to minimize the roles that gender differences, socialization, and discrimination play in maintaining the status quo in the workplace.

Is Wonder Women an Expression of Androgynous Power?

For a woman, using power can be tricky. She risks being perceived as pushy and aggressive—after all, power is openly expected to be excised by men.

Women, Men and Mentoring

Mentors can often give you the advantage of behind-the-scene operations and decisions in the making. A mentor is a go-to person when times are difficult.

Should Women Start a Good Ol' Girls Club?

Networks can serve as your insurance for professional longevity. Contacts are like an insurance policy. The more you have, the more security you can have in your career.

Do Women Need to Play Golf to Succeed in the Corporate World

Golf has become a metaphor for membership dues, and some women simply don’t want to pay the dues.

Women and the Good Ole Boys Club

Women are a long way from reaching parity with men in the executive suites and boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies.

How Androgyny Works (Part 3)

People who have expanded their behavioral repertoire feel better about themselves. They have a bigger bag of tricks and more options available to them.

How Androgyny Works (Part 2)

You have heard the saying, ―Our greatest strength is also our greatest weakness. This is a man’s job, we say, or that’s women’s work.

How Androgyny Works (Part 1)

The androgynous communication style grasps the differences and uses them to improve the interactions between men and women.

Nonverbal Communication and Strategic Flexibility

Strategic flexibility means expanding your nonverbal communication repertoire to use the best skill available for a particular situation.

Some Thoughts on Changing for the Better

The androgynous communication style grasps the differences and uses them to improve the interactions between men and women.

Are Women Queen Bees?

When men argue or engage in conflict, it’s a healthy debate. When women argue, it’s a catfight.

Haven’t Things Changed in Gender Relationships?

Often people assume that with close to four decades of women having entered the workforce, we’ve arrived. Haven’t we given enough attention to this gender problem at work?

Gender Differences

We are all unique and don’t always fit neatly into the gender box.

Gender Communication: It’s Complicated

Women and men can be perceived as members of two distinct and separate subcultures within a larger, more general culture.

Why Women Send More Double Messages Than Men

The term “double messages” refers to an individual’s message where the verbal and nonverbal meanings contradict each other.

How Women and Men Interpret Unspoken Messages

Women interpret both message channels, verbal and nonverbal, when assigning meaning to the message as a whole.

Why Women Don't Ask: The Negotiation Dilemma

For some women, it’s almost like they need permission before they can request more. Some may lack confidence or not have enough self-esteem to realize that they should be asking.

Are Men Really Lousy Listeners?

Think about your top three screening factors for your incoming and outgoing messages. How might they impact your ability to listen to others and to respond appropriately?

Code Switching Solves Workplace Communication in 2020

The term "code switching" refers to having knowledge of both the male and female cultures or languages and readily swapping between them as you communicate.

Front and Center: An Important Domain for Women

Only during the last two or three decades have we finally arrived at a new consciousness of the way sex-role socialization has limited our style of expression in public speaking.

Men’s Conflict Mantra

“It’s not if you win or lose, it is how you play the game.”

Women's Conflict Mantra: Harmony is Normal, Conflict is Abno

What implication does this have for handling everyday conflict at work (financial costs, lack of promotion and career progress, acting out resentment in indirect ways such as passive-aggressive behavior, and inferior decision making)?

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