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Bei ngi nt hes amegeogr aphi call ocat i onast hes t ar col l eague, t her es ear cher sf ound, i smos tbenefici al f ormenbecaus ehi ghs t at usact or st endt oi nf era col l eague’ scompet encef r om s t er eot ypi cal l ymas cul i nes i gnal s , s uchasas s er t i venes sands el f confidence, whi char epar t i cul ar l ys al i enti nf acet of ace i nt er act i ons .

Bycont r as t , womenar epar t i cul ar l yef f ect i veatbui l di nghi ghs t at usconnect i onst hr ough t hes uppor toft hi r dpar t yt i esbecaus es uchi ndi r ect connect i onsar eapower f ulmeanst ocount er actgener al i z edgenders t er eot ypesandhi ghl i ghtwomen’ s di s t i nct i ves t r engt hs . “ Ther ehasl ongbeent henot i onoft he‘ ol dboys ’ cl ub’ i nmanyor gani z at i onsandcont ext s .

I ti saf actt hat net wor ksatt hehi ghes tl evelar epr edomi nant l ymal e, andf orwomeni ti sver ydi fficul tt obr eaki nt ot hes e net wor ks .

Yetbui l di ngnet wor ksi samor enuanced pr oces st hanmos tpeopl et hi nk, andourr es ear ch s howst hatwomenandmenar emos ts ucces s f ul whenus i ngdi ffer entappr oaches , ”s aysPr of es s or Car nabuci .

Thi sr es ear chhi ghl i ght st hedi ffer i ngchal l engesand oppor t uni t i est hatmenandwomenf acewheni t comest obui l di ngwor kpl acenet wor ks .

Akeyi ns i ght i st hatt ocr eat eamor ei ncl us i veenvi r onmentwher e al lempl oyeeshaveequaloppor t uni t i est oacces s hi ghs t at usnet wor ks , or gani z at i onss houl ddes i gn di ffer ents uppor tappr oachesf orwomenandmen.

Whi l ei ti shar derf orwoment hani ti sf orment oconnectwi t hhi ghs t at uscol l eagueswor ki ngi nt hes ame l ocat i on, womenar emuchbet t ert hanmenatconnect i ngwi t hhi ghs t at uscol l eaguesvi at hi r dpar t y t i es .

Thi sfindi nghi ghl i ght st hei mpor t anceofdes i gni ngi nt er vent i ons , s uchasment or s hi ppr ogr ams , s peci fical l yai medatbui l di ngt hi r dpar t yt i esbet ween l ows t at uswomenandhi ghs t at uscol l eagues .

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