Women aged 18-30 expressed less interest in seeking power in the workplace if they were directed to envision themselves having authority over household choices such as menus and furniture, rather than to imagine sharing such decisions equally with a spouse (2.47 versus 2.77 on a 1-to-5 interest scale), according to a study by Melissa J. Williams of Emory University and Serena Chen of UC Berkeley.

(Source: Group Processes & Intergroup Relations)

Published in Dawn, Business & Finance weekly, November 23rd, 2015