Of masculinity and femininity

I've encountered this name, Geert Hostede this week. Again. First time after the Intercultural Management course at BI.

Culture is defined as the collective mental programming of people in the environment. Of society shared values and norms. Geert Hofstede developed the five dimensions of national culture that helps to explain basic value differences.

The power distance,
Masculinity/Femininity,
Individualism/collectivism
Uncertainty avoidance and
Long term orientation (based on confucian dynamism)

Of masculinity and femininity.

Dorminant values in a masculine society are competition, achievement and success; the dorminant values in a feminine society are caring for others and the quality of life.

Scandinavian countries, which consist of Sweden, Norway and Denmark are ranked high in feminity, scoring 5, 8 and 16 respectively on Hofestede's model. In feminine cultures, sex seggregation is not as prominent. Men can take typically female dominated jobs without being seen as a 'sissy'. Thus the glass escalator effect (men getting preferial treatment from inside the profession but getting discriminated from outside when taking up female dominated professions) will not be commonly seen.

In contrast, Singapore and UK are ranked high in Masculinity. Scoring 48 and 66 respectively. In Singapore, one of National Education messages include 'We must uphold meritocracy and incorruptibility'. Placing emphasis on academic credentials as objective measures of merit. *Why we study so hard? That's why. Haha. People in the UK live in order to work and have a clear performance ambition.

*Note that Scandinavian countries strictly include these three countries. If Finland is in the picture, then they are grouped as Nordic countries. And Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. UK consists of the the three countries (England Scotland and Wales) plus Northern Ireland.

And 英国=UK
英格兰=England.