Women are drastically underrepresented when it comes to management jobs. For example, in the state of California only 10.4% of women hold the highest-paying executive jobs and 47% of companies have only men on their boards. Based on these numbers, it appears that companies are afraid of placing women in management positions or that fewer women are qualified or competent enough for management positions than men. However, there is also the possibility that the way the brain works differently for both sexes plays a significant role. If the brain causes men and women to think differently, it could cause men and women to have different priorities and excel at different skills. Therefore, I am intrigued by the question: are male and female brains different? This is important to understand, because our brain is what controls us as human beings. Understanding how the brains of men and women work will help us understand each other better. Sandra Witelson is a neuroscientist who has spent much of her career studying the functions of the brain and how they differ in women and men. In an interview done in "Science Suggests Men and Women Think Differently," she explained her thoughts on the male and female brain. When asked about the significant differences in male and female brains that he discovered through his research, he responded: “The first one I reported is that when a guy does things relevant to reading, he uses one side of his brain and he uses the other side for non-reading skills. In a girl, there is much more bilateral involvement in these skills. So, in a normal six-year-old, the brain is organized to perform the same task, but it is organized in a very different way. In other words,......half of the paper......|. LiveScience."Current events on space, animals, technology, health, environment, culture and history | LiveScience. Network. December 07, 2011."How male and female brains differ." WebMD: better information. Better health. Network. December 08 2011.Hensley, Amber. "10 Big Differences Between Men's and Women's Brains | Masters of Health." Masters of Health Care.com: Online Health"Male dominance? Really? - CollegeTimes™." CollegeTimes™ - College blog, reviews, forums, jobs and more! Network. December 08, 2011. Mostafa, Omnia. Male/female brain differences. Medical education. Print. Sabbatini, Renato. "There are differences between the brain of males and females?" "Cervello e Mente" magazine - Home Page WWW. Network. 15 December 2011. "Science suggests that men and women think differently" News and advice on technology and jobs IT.Web. 8 December. 2011.