Gender diffrences in language

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LANGUAGE

     Men and women have difficulties communicating to each other due to the way each one uses to communicate. Identifying the differences between genders prevents error in interpretation and creates a better work environment.

     In the office I work, I have eleven lawyers under my supervision: four are male and seven are female. I had noticed that when I had to address issues with them, men and women have fairly different response. Women respond in a more emotional manner, sometimes they cry and other times they get upset; but finally they accept the attention call. Men, on the other hand, are more direct. It may be that they don’t like the attention call, but the simply don’t express any emotion and accept it and terminated the whole issue.

    As a result, I have developed different ways to approach my employees when I need to address problems. With the females, I use a softer language than with the males. With the women, I need to speak longer about the problem and emphasize the positive over negative, since they normally have more questions before finding a solution. Men they go straight to the point and the solution for it.

    Another topic that marks a difference is in relation to organization.  Women have the tendency to be more organize and responsible. They make more detail presentations of the tasks assigned while men go directly to the point in a broader way.

     Another variable of gender communication is in regards to the topics of conversation between them. Generally, women speak about their personal life, feelings, fashion, family issues, food, relationships amongst others; while men in general rather to talk about money, business, sport, politics and others.

       Definitely, keeping in mind the differences between genders in regards to way they convey ideas helps to improve communication and reflect at the work place making it better.