{"id":38288,"date":"2014-12-18t05:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-12-18t10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=38288"},"modified":"2015-09-14t08:40:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14t12:40:29","slug":"fear-and-rumors-inhibits-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2014\/12\/18\/fear-and-rumors-inhibits-sponsorship\/","title":{"rendered":"fears of sexual innuendo and office gossip block talent development"},"content":{"rendered":"
career penalties for romance are greater for junior women than senior men.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a>by ida o. abbott<\/i> a close work relationship between a man and a woman can generate sexual tensions in one or both of them.<\/p>\n when the man is older and powerful and the woman is young and ambitious, the potential for complications is even greater.<\/p>\n more on sponsoring women for leadership: <\/b>why women resist networking and powerful role models<\/a> | <\/b>women must see politics as leadership to get ahead<\/a> | mommy bias persists | <\/a>5 ways gender bias plays out at cpa firms<\/a> | 3 reasons why men don\u2019t pick women prot\u00e9g\u00e9es<\/a> | 18 ways sponsors can help their protegees<\/a> | the 6 market advantages of women-led firms<\/a> | beyond mentoring: why sponsoring women for leadership matters<\/a><\/p>\n even when the relationship is strictly business focused, it can be the subject of rumors, gossip and speculation among coworkers, and it can arouse feelings of jealousy and resentment in the sponsor\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n
\nsponsoring women: what men need to know<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n