Table 7

Characteristics Attributed to Women by Nearly 20 Percent or More of the

Superintendents and School Board Presidents

Item	% Superintendents	% School Board Presidents
Work Attitudes and Habits
(-) Are often absent from work	18	32
(-) Are likely to quit	19	18
(-) Put family matters ahead of their jobs	41	57
(-) Take too much time off for personal reaons	24	25
(-) View work as a social situation	29	48
(+) Care about the quality of their work	20	23
(+) Keep up with new developments on the job	19	21
(+) Accept the opposite sex as co-workers	38	52
Interest and Motivation
(-) Are home -oriented rather than job-oriented	44	55
(-) Strongly desire security	19	18
(+) Like to help others	34	45
Temperament
(-) Are sensitive to criticism	31	50
(+) Are warm and friendly	29	50
(-) Are jealous	24	34
(-) Are too emotional about their jobs	25	55
(-) Cry easily	61	84
(-) Are slightly timid rather that forward	32	23
Aptitudes, Knowledge, and Skills
(+) Have good verbal ability	31	30
(+) Get people to work together	21	30
(+) Have social skills and tact	27	39
(+/-) Have clerical aptitude	44	52
(+/-) Are accurate and precise	26	18
(+/-) Are good at detail work	26	41

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