AbstractsWomens Studies

The effect of gender on the perception/evaluation of business memoranda

by Sharon K. Witty




Institution: Iowa State University
Department:
Year: 1991
Keywords: Business and Corporate Communications; English Language and Literature; Women's Studies
Record ID: 1649002
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Abstract

When a male and female engage in conversation, do they speak differently? Does the male speak better? Do males and females write differently? Does a male write better? Linguists have been searching for the answers to these questions for several years, but in recent years the search has intensified. But what about you, the reader of this document – what do you think?