ly to be favored (Wharton, 1991, p. 373). Wharton concludes that neither job-related depression nor job-related self-esteem can be factored into workplace gender satisfaction levels. Interestingly, Wharton compares her study to another of her research projects which focused on men in the workplace. For the men Wharton observed that there were "more substantial links between gender composition and psychological well-being" (Wharton, 1991, p. 383). Wharton's study indicates that men tend to feel more comfortable and less ill at ease in worksettings which are dominated and largely populated by men. This observation would reinforce many of Tannen's observations as recorded in You just don't understand. Although males may not always switch their typical speech patterns when in the presence of female colleagues, they do show an awareness that they seem to be less frequently misunderstood by male colleagues. Tannen's research indicates that differences in the manner in which men and women communicate at the workplace is frequently more troub
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