by Conny Manero

Created on: October 27, 2009   Last Updated: November 13, 2009

As more and more women enter the workplace and make promotion, seeing a woman in a managerial role is nothing new.

They are goal oriented, driven and get the job done. Whether or not they are good bosses may depend on their personality.

Some women do not get along very well with other women. They thrive among men, but create friction in the close proximity to other females. As most assistants are females, this could be a problem.

If a female boss is small in stature she may not like an assistant that is taller than her. After all, what boss wants to look up to a subordinate? If the female boss is tall, she may come across as looking down on people. That may or may not be the case, it all depends on how the boss acts around her staff.

Most women are driven. They may feel they have something to prove to their male counterparts and as such be extremely demanding of their assistants and staff. If they work long hours, they may expect their assistants to do the same. This can include coming in early, staying late, and putting in the occasionally Saturday.

How they are perceived also depends on the way they dress. Some women bosses have done away with any form of femininity and may be perceived as being tough. Their designer suits and stiletto heels may be a little overwhelming to the average employee.

In some cases women bring their personal problems to work. If they had a fight with their boyfriend or husband, you can bet on it that their assistant is in for a day from hell. Never mind if they got dumped by the boyfriend, then it is all systems go.

Men on the other hand tend to be more jovial. They have been in their role longer, they do not have to prove themselves anymore and it shows in the way they interact with their staff. Male bosses are often found chatting to their assistants and staff in the elevator or in the kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil.

Men have gone more relaxed in the way they dress. The times that every man wore a suit and tie are long gone. Some men come to the office in relaxed wear on days that they do not have meetings or other official business. Gone is the tie, gone the jacket, gone is the formality.

Men rarely bring their family problems to work. If they have a bad day, they may withdraw into their office and not be their chatty self, but they won't pick on their staff.

In many instances men do not expect their assistant to cater to their every need. They do not expect their assistants to work the same hours they do; they understand that women have families and have to leave at a certain time and cannot come to the office on weekends. They have grown more self-sufficient.

All in all, male bosses are more human than female bosses. Men may be bosses, but in many instances they are not bossy.

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