1. By Bageshri Dongre

2. It is the ability to recognize and appreciate
the different & complementary strengths by
men & women

3. ‘A father and his son were driving a sports car down a
mountain road on a lovely sunny day, when suddenly the
car spun off the road and crashed. The father was killed
immediately, but the son was still alive, though seriously
injured. He was flown by helicopter to the best hospital
in town, where the hospital’s top surgeon, who had just
returned from an adventure trek was called on
immediately on the cell phone to report to hospital
urgently. The neurosurgeon arrived in the hospital and
on seeing the injured man the surgeon said, “I can’t
operate on this boy! He is my son!”’
How can this be?

4. What are the challenges or differences
you observe working with the other
gender?

5.  Excluded from conversations
 Ideas dismissed
 Expected to fit in
 Experience devalued

6.  Confused over rules of civility
 Careful in language and behavior
 Dealing with Emotions
 Blamed for women not advancing

7. Expand Context Isolate issues
Explore multiple options Narrow the field
Seek a more enduring solution Seek the fastest solution

8. Think through more carefully Think & act quickly
Intuitive Fact based
Consider the consequences Focus on the goal
Multi-dimensional actions Stepwise actions

9. Discovery Oriented Task Oriented
Extended Interactions Transactional Interactions
Complex, Multi tasked Structured, Sequential
Reveal emotional vulnerability Conceal emotional vulnerability

10. A. Lack of opportunity for advancement
B. Male- dominated work environment
C. Work life balance issues
D. Not feeling valued

11. A. Better opportunity elsewhere
B. Work-life balance issues
C. Not feeling valued
D. New Work experience

12. Directly states the Idea
Makes a suggestion and asks
for input from others, dialog
starter

13. I am being asked for closure,
to give an opinion and make
decision
An opening of a conversation,
exploration of thoughts &
feelings

14. Winning
Being valued while
accomplishing

15. 1. On an average which sex has largest
brain & by what %?
Answer
Men by 10%

16. 2. When buying a car what do single
men vs. single women state as their
number one criteria?
Answer
Men – Performance
Women - Design

17. 4. When buying a car what do men with
a family vs. women with a family
state as their number one criteria?
Answer
Men – Performance
Women - Functionality

18. 3. When shopping for unisex products, which
types of retail shops do men spend longer
shopping in than women?
Answer
Mobile & Electronics

19. 5. Which sex speaks more words in a
day & how many more?
Answer
Women
1500 more words per day

20. 6. What time of day are men at their
most competitive?
Answer
Morning

21. Gender Intelligence is not about how we differ.
Gender Intelligence is about engaging and
embracing one another's uniqueness.