ABSTRACT
The paucity of male applicants and the experience of the men who did attend led us to modify almost entirely the structure of many conferences. However, there is much to suggest that the ability of men and women to work together effectively is still often seriously impaired by deeply held gender-linked attitudes, fantasies, and stereotypes that men and women have about themselves and each other. The exploration of issues related to gender, sexuality, and age seem particularly germane in our work and personal situations. The primary task of the men and women at work group relations conference is to explore the exercise of authority and leadership as it is influenced by gender, sexuality, and stages of adult development. Although the aims noted are in general the same as those underlying other group relations conferences, the special emphasis of men and women at work conference entails some change in design and in the definition of the primary task.
