This paper summarizes recent research on the way women define themselves, the way they reason about moral dilemmas, the way they learn, and how they view success and maturity. Two related questions are then addressed: (1) Are the characteristics of women compatible with the dominant mode of operating in organizations or institutions? and (2) How much of the nature of organizations is bound up with masculinity? The answer leads to another question: How can women survive and succeed in masculine organizations and still value and nurture their own differences? Since the operational mode in organizations is clearly masculine, the popular literature advises women to think, talk, and dress like men in order to succeed. Several suggestions are offered to women who wish to nurture their own way of seeing and reasoning and their own sense of connectedness. It is suggested that if women speak out and share their perceptions they can help humanize the organizations that many men as well as women find alienating. A 16-item bibliography is included. (Author/TRS)