Managing Gender Roles

I think there is a major difference between a man thinking his wife "should" stay at home and a man "supporting" his wife in her desire to be a mom. These are two very different viewpoints to look at this from. If the man is believing this to the point that it becomes a controlling issue then there could definitely be issues with him working in an organization where his supervisor was female. He would have a difficult time having respect for and submitting to the authority of someone who he felt did not deserve the job.

On the other hand if the man was of the belief that he would support his wife in staying at home and being a mom, like myself, then he would not have a problem working for a female supervisor. Having the respect for his wife to support her in her decision will also help him to respect other women and their choices. I have no problem working for a female supervisor as long as she does her job and deserves the position.

In the workplace you could run into either one of these scenarios so there needs to be a policy in place to address the respect for authority. No matter the gender, race or age if the person is in a position of authority they must have employees working for them who are submissive to their leadership. If their support staff does not submit because of an issue of diversity they should be reprimanded accordingly.