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Melbourne, Mar 8 (ANI): Women make better managers on performance measures such as leadership, decision-making and people management, according to a new Oz survey.

The Retaining Women in the Workplace study, by the Australian Institute of Management (AIM), surveyed more than 3000 top male and female executives.

It was an unequivocal acknowledgment of female managerial talent, with men and women being found equal in the last of the 16 performance measures, problem-solving.

For instance, 67 per cent of female executives surveyed said “workplace culture” is a significant contributor to the under-representation of women in senior management, compared with 51 per cent of males.

The survey found 59 per cent of women listed “inflexible working arrangements” as a factor, compared with 44 per cent of males. And only 19 per cent of men said “pay inequity” plays a part in women not going to the top of their organisation, compared with 40 per cent of women.

Nearly half the men surveyed (45 per cent) said “personal choice” is a significant factor in women’s lower representation in senior ranks, while only 32 per cent of the women surveyed believe the same.

AIM chief executive officer for Victoria Susan Heron said the results showed women are “more attuned” than their male counterparts to the nature of their workplace culture, a factor that can drive an organisation’s success or make it flounder.

“If you have women in your organization with strong skills, what type of fool are you to keep them down?” the Daily Telegraph quoted Heron as telling The Australian.

“If you’re not thinking about getting the right skills into your senior management team regardless of gender, you’re not doing a good job as an organisation,” said Heron. (ANI)