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Men Are Different from Women in Many Ways

Traditionally, men and women were seen as opposite

poles of a magnet. Men were strong, women were weak;

men were the breadwinners, women were the homemakers;

men were rational, women were emotional. In accordance

with these beliefs, the men filled the leadership positions in

society, as well as the majority of positions that required

courage, clear- thinking and intellect. Women took on the

nurturing, caring or supportive jobs such as nurse, teacher,

assistant. However, modern society has greatly challenged

these perceived differences between men and women.

These days gender roles are becoming less clear. Women

are moving into the male-dominated occupations and

proving that they can be equally successful in these fields.

Moreover, some men are taking on the homemaker role and

finding that it suits them. In some cultures, for example the

Naxi culture of southwestern China, the women have

always been the head of the household and responsible for

both work and finance.

So, are men and women really all that different? From the

changing perspectives towards this question, it would seem

that socialization plays a large role in defining masculinity

and femininity in any given time period and in any given

culture. In other words, perhaps men and women are not

that different after all.

e plays an important role in business.

Culture plays an important role in business. In different

cultures there are different ideas about when meetings

should be scheduled, how much notice should be given,

Where people should be seated and how the negotiations

should be proceed. During the negotiations there are also

vast cultural differences in what is considered appropriate

language, communication style and body language. For

example, some culture value eye contact, others do not.

Some cultures use 'yes' as an acknowledgement of what the

person has said, other use 'yes' only for agreement.

Social conventions of greeting, dressing, eating and

entertaining also vary considerably amongst cultures and

these are important to learn since a lot of business takes

place while having dinner or enjoying drinks together.

If a businessman attempts a cross-cultural business

partnership without an adequate awareness of his

associate's culture, he is likely to encounter

misunderstanding and may even cause offence. This will

damage and may even end the business relationship.

Therefore, cultural differences must be carefully handled

when doing business with people from different countries.

ng against Piracy

Nowadays the problem of piracy has become increasingly

serious. Not only is there a serious lack of knowledge

amongst the general public about piracy issues, but there is

also an attitude of indifference.

These days piracy is strongly evident in the commercial

world in the wide availability of illegal VCDs and DVDs , the

inclusion of Copyrighted pictures, web graphics, video clips

and magazine portions in business presentations and the

photocopying of books and articles for distribution without

the author's permission.

The negative consequences of piracy are two-fold. Firstly,

the Copyright owners are likely to suffer significant financial

losses. Secondly, the Copyright owner loses recognition, if

the source of the material is unacknowledged.

Therefore it is important for all citizens to become educated

about piracy issues, to follow copyright laws in their own

lives, and to encourage their colleagues and friends to do

the same.