Power networks among women?

With regard to the personal reluctance of women to enter into network relationships and actively participate in power networks, there are two justifying elements:

1. Relationship-oriented morality (indicative of the tendency of women to prevent a one-sided advantage for themselves through a network relationship)

2. Gender-specific modesty (expression for the tendency of women to underestimate themselves in a professional context)

The results show that women are very careful not to get more out of networks as an advantage than they can bring in in return, according to their own self-assessment.

The study shows that Men stepped up their networks in a utilitarian way approach women pursue in comparison more of a social approach .

Accordingly, there are gender-specific approaches to professional networking. The literature on leadership training also confirms that women lose their sense of authenticity when engaging in networking activities that are primarily aimed at promoting their own careers. Furthermore, women tend to underestimate the value of their own contribution to a network and are consequently more cautious.