Strong bonding among women co-workers. 

When employers encourage an office environment that supports positive and social relationships between women co-workers, especially in primarily male dominated organisations, they are less likely to experience conflict among women employees.

According to a study:

• Bonding among female co-workers can be favourable for the workplace.
• It reduces conflict among female employees.
• According to a study in the INFORMS journal Organisation Science.
• When employers encourage an office environment that supports positive relationships between women co-workers.
• Especially, in primarily male dominated organizations.
• Then they are less likely to experience conflict among women employees.

Jennifer Merluzzi said:

• Jennifer Merluzzi of George Washington University.
• She said, while gender diversity and inequality are well documented topics in management.
• In addition, sociology and labour economics.
• Only few have looked closely at the gendered negative relationships.
• Merluzzi surveyed 145 management-level employees regarding workplace dynamics.
• At two large US firms that were primarily male-dominated.
• In addition, with women representing less than one-third of the workforce and under 15% of the senior management.

Author Revealed:

• While men and women are equally likely to mention having a difficult co-worker.
• But as compared to men, women are more likely to cite another woman as a difficult co-worker than a man.
• However, this tendency is reduced among women who cite having more women co-workers for friendship at work.
• Understanding the relational side of conflict also bears practical importance.
• As companies increasingly organize using diverse teams.
• In addition, heightening the reliance on informal ties.
• The ties between and within gender to get work accomplished.