There will always be aspects of any field—or, in cases such as STEM, entire arrays of fields—that are male-dominated. It has both to do with the stereotypical portrayal of the position itself and the types of people who are generally interested in such fields. In other words, there’s not a whole lot you can do about it. Luckily, there are ways to go beyond coping in such a situation—you can most certainly thrive. 每一个职业领域——或,某些领域的主干,以至整个领域的各个阶层,都由男性作为主导阶层。这种情况的出现,通常都与职位本身的刻板印象或与该领域感兴趣的族群有关。换而言之,你并不能采取什么行动改变这种现象。幸运的是,也有办法能够应对这样的情况——你肯定能由此闯出一片天。 Here are 8 tips for women who want to thrive in a male-dominated workplace: 下面有8条生存法则,提供给在男性主导的职场环境下的女性: 1. Say Yes, but Also, Say No. 1.能够接受,也要懂得拒绝。 This is the unfortunate dichotomy of life as a woman in a male-dominated workplace. In order to continue to get opportunities, you have to say yes when those opportunities come your way. You also have to be aware of where to draw the line, however. If you always say yes, you’ll overload yourself, and that could make the company or firm look bad. Do you know who aren’t overloading themselves? The men in your office. So take what you can handle with a can-do attitude, but say nowhen you are swamped. |