Women Rising in Corporate Ranks

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Gordon Fairbrother, senior director of business banking customer relations UK with the Bank of Scotland, was equally unsurprised by the survey.

He admitted men dominated the financial sector, but said: "Of the female managers that I do know, they tend to perform very well. They tend to be able to cope with more things at the one time."

They were also more aware of the pressures on those working for them, he believed.

THE FUTURE IS FEMININE:

SURVEY TELLS MEN: BE MORE LIKE WOMEN AT WORK

One of the hottest issues in the workplace is what makes a good boss. Throw in the question of gender and everyone has an opinion, an experience or a horror story. Are men better leaders? Which sex can you trust more? Can women make decisions? Who do you prefer to work for?

Research released today by Management Today magazine finds that after years of having to adopt a masculine identity and hide their emotions and natural behaviour in the workplace, women are the new role models. If men want to be successful at work they must behave more like women. Overall the 1000 men and women surveyed believe that women managers are better with customers, more efficient, more trustworthy, and more generous and understanding with colleagues than their male counterparts.

Rufus Olins, Editor of Management Today, comments: