Workplace Buzz: Today's Headlines

Workplace Buzz on September 27, 2007 7:37 AM

Jealous Men
Apparently--you're not going to believe this, but I swear, it's true--there are men who don't like it when the women they date make more than them. What's more, there are women who really want to date men who make more than they do. No, really! There was a whole article about it in the New York Times! It's hard to overstate the fundamental silliness of this story. This is not a "trend", except insofar as this whole "women in the workplace" idea you've been reading so much about is really starting to take off. TheAtlantic.com

Is Instant Messaging Your Choice for Communication?
Today, business professionals have the luxury of choosing how to conduct business at any given moment. On average, working men and women are accessible via phone (office and mobile), pager, PDA, fax, and e-mail. Interestingly, with so many options available and at our disposal, professionals are increasingly choosing instant messaging to communicate in the workplace. Black Enterprise

Gender Identity and the Office
Last week, the Denver court rejected Krystal Etsitty's lawsuit against UTA, concluding - mind-bogglingly -that Americans with complicated gender identity and biology cannot be harassed, undermined or bullied at work. The idea that a transsexual-in-progress can't be a victim of sexual discrimination is bogus. If there's a group more vulnerable than women in the workplace, it's women who used to be men and men who used to be women. Salt Lake Tribune

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