The stuff I've read that was most similar to this was in a book of a writing client of mine--she is an executive coach for women, and it was about how to break the glass ceiling by, in a way, selectively adopting some male traits in a female-compatible way. Based purely on what she wrote, I'd say two things:
1) Probably boys are trained to be dogs in a way that girls aren't, and 2) Corporate culture is very much keyed to dogs.
Personally, I'd add a couple more insights:
1) Unlike the implications here, I think many, perhaps even most dogs are bilingual and can and will adapt to cat mode, as long as the offense is taken in a polite, non-psycho way. You may lose status points for being "too earnest," but you can interact OK. 2) Linked to that last sentence: being able to be a dog matters more the more you care about status. That caring can be for practical reasons (you won't get to be a VP otherwise) or emotional (want to be at the top of the pack socially) or both. If a cat doesn't care about status with dogs, there is much, much less reason to adapt.
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Date: 2010-05-18 01:31 pm (UTC)1) Probably boys are trained to be dogs in a way that girls aren't, and
2) Corporate culture is very much keyed to dogs.
Personally, I'd add a couple more insights:
1) Unlike the implications here, I think many, perhaps even most dogs are bilingual and can and will adapt to cat mode, as long as the offense is taken in a polite, non-psycho way. You may lose status points for being "too earnest," but you can interact OK.
2) Linked to that last sentence: being able to be a dog matters more the more you care about status. That caring can be for practical reasons (you won't get to be a VP otherwise) or emotional (want to be at the top of the pack socially) or both. If a cat doesn't care about status with dogs, there is much, much less reason to adapt.