Manning up to get ahead

Women are castigated for acting like men in order to succeed, while men are prized for being ruthless, says Suzanne Harrington

WE encourage men to get in touch with their feminine side, but we don’t like it the other way around — when women get in touch with their masculine side.

Traits we accept in men — ruthlessness, ambition, single-mindedness — we disapprove of in women, which may explain the unequal distribution of power between the sexes, despite gender equality legislation.