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Of course, there are times in life when being risk averse is a good thing; adolescent and adult males drown in much greater numbers than adolescent and adult females.
當然，生活中規避風險有時候是好事，例如溺水的青春期男性和成年男子要比同年齡段的女性多出很多。
But in business, being risk averse can result in stagnation.
但在商業領域，規避風險將導致停滯不前。
An analysis of senior corporate management appointments found that women are significantly more likely than men to continue to perform the same function even when they take on new duties.
對公司高層管理者任命的一項分析發現，即使在擔任新的職位時，女性也明顯比男性更有可能履行與此前相同的職能；
And when female managers move up, they are more likely to do so internally instead of switching to a different company.
而當女性管理者升職時，她們更傾向于在公司內部實現而不是轉向另一個公司。
At times, staying in the same functional area and in the same organization creates inertia and limits opportunity to expand.
事實上，一個人總是待在同一個職能部門或同一個組織里，會造成工作上的惰性并限制個人發展的機會。
Seeking out diverse experiences is useful preparation for leadership.
向外尋求不同的經驗對領導力的培養來說是很有益的準備。
I understand the external pressures that force women to play it safe and stay put.
我理解那種迫使女性凡事追求穩妥、不輕易跳槽的外部壓力。
Gender stereotypes can make it hard to move into positions traditionally held by men.
性別成見使得女性很難進入通常由男性主導的領域，
Women are also more likely to accommodate a partner's career than the other way around.
女性也更有可能因另一半的職業追求而妥協，不會一味去實現自我價值。
A job change that includes moving to another city may be a nonstarter for a woman in a relationship.
事業上的變化，包括到另一個城市工作，對一個正在談戀愛的女人來說幾乎是不可能的，
The result is the unfortunate tautology that the tendency to stay put leads to staying put.
結果就產生了很糟糕的結果：若待在原地則將導致原地踏步，
Being risk averse in the workplace can also cause women to be more reluctant to take on challenging tasks.
而且規避風險也會使女性不愿意去接受具有挑戰性的工作。
In my experience, more men look for stretch assignments and take on high-visibility projects, while more women hang back.
根據我的經驗，男性更傾向于尋找拓展性的工作，接受高曝光度的項目，而女性則會猶豫不前。
