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Women are more techy at work, says study

Women are the forefront of using technology at work, according a survey.TeamViewer, one of the world's most popular providers of remote control and online meetings software, surveyed more than 2,500 American adults aged 18 and older, conducted online by Harris Interactive in January.The results showed that, in general, women were more likely than men to see the benefits of taking their meetings online, with a majority of US adults (77 percent) saying that online meetings are on the rise.Specifically, women were statistically more likely than men to say:— They could save money in transportation costs (78 percent vs 71 percent)— You don't have to waste time travelling to meetings (77 percent vs 71 percent)— Online meetings are less nerve-wracking (37 percent vs 26 percent)— People are less distracted (22 percent vs 16 percent)Surprisingly, Generation X/Baby Boomers (ages 45-54) were more likely than young people (ages 18-34) to say they think online meetings save money in transportation costs (80 percent vs 71 percent) and don't waste their time travelling to meetings (80 percent vs 68 percent). When asked about the characteristics most important for an online meeting host to have, women proved much more demanding than men in almost every category, including:— Organization (81 percent vs 68 percent)— Fast-paced (64 percent vs 52 percent)— Respectfulness (60 percent vs 50 percent)— Fair (57 percent vs 51 percent)— Decisive (40 percent vs 34 percent)— Clever (17 percent vs 12 percent)Some women even said they thought online meetings hosts should be passionate (15 percent), attractive (five percent) and blunt (six percent)."These findings demonstrate that women are on the cutting edge of technology and are having a big impact on the way the modern office is evolving," said Holger Felgner, general manager at TeamViewer.This survey was conducted online within the US by Harris Interactive on behalf of TeamViewer from January 12-16, 2012 among 2,630 adults aged 18 and older.