Table 2

Percent Selecting the Choice of "Men More Than Women."a ""No Difference," and "Women

More Than Men"b in the Opinion of Work and Habits Between Men and Women - 1996

 

 Item

M>Wa

ND

W>Mb

 %Change ND

 Significant Change since 1978-Both Groups        
    Work effectively with subordinates

     

      Superintendents
      School Board Presidents
 

14

18

 

73

68

 

13

14

 

20

20

    Are oftem absent from work
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

2

2

73

66

18

32

19

35

    Are reliable in a crises
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

14

18

81

72

5

10

23

20

     Are likely to quit
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents
 

4

2

 

77

80

 

19

18

 

22

44

Care about the organizations reputation
Superintendents
School Board Presidents

6

9

85

75

9

16

 17

2

     Will Work extra hours when needed
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

15

23

 

71

59

 

 14

18

 

13

10

     Put family matters ahead of their jobs
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

8

2

 

51

41

 

41

57

 

23

19 

    Take too much time off for personal reasons
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

2

0

 

74

75

 

24

25

 

24

23

Significant Change since 1978- Superintendents
       
     View Work as a social situation
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

5

0

 

66

52

 

29

48

 

31

0

     Work effectively with co-workers
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

11

18

 

78

71

 

11

11

24

5

 Care about the quality of their work
Superintendents
School Board Presidents

 

0

0

80

77

20

23

10

3

Significant Change since 1978 - School Board Presidents
       
     Keep up with new developments on the job
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

3

2

 

78

77

 

19

21

 

6

3

 Change not Significant Since 1978 - Both Groups        
     
    Resists new methods
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

 

 

33

36

 

 

66

62

 

 

1

2

 

 

2

6

    Work effectively with superiors
    Superintendents
    School Board Presidents

14

7

74

75

12

18

8

6

Accept the opposite sex as co-workers
Superintendents
School Board Presidents

9

7

53

41

38

52

11

-11

 Waste time by socializing
Superintendents
School Board Presidents

 

6

2

 

83

82

 

11

16

 

8

16

         

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a combined choices of "men much more than women" and "men slightly more than women."
b combined choices of "women much more than men" and "women slightly more that w