Divorce mediation: A system for dealing with the family in transition.

Gender differences in content and style of argument between couples during divorce mediation

“…and options for satisfying those needs (Bautz and Hill, 1991;Bohmer and Ray, 1996;Cauble, Thoennes, and Pearson, 1985;Dillon and Emery, 1996;Emery, 1994;Erickson and McKnight Erickson, 1988;Folberg and Milne, 1988;Hansen and Grebe, 1985;Haynes, 1994;Kelly, 1996;Sauber, Beiner, and Meddoff, 1995;Shellenberger, 2001 ;Zaidel, 199 1).…”

“…John, 1996). Power imbalance was also discussed as a threat to mediation integrity (Kelly, 1995) and the power imbalance between the genders was noted as a major criticism of mediation (Sauber, Beiner, and Meddoff, 1995). The second explanation attributed difference in negotiation style and outcome to gender differences, such as women's special negotiatingvoice (a voice that is not often heard; Kolb, 1993), or to women's tendency to behave more cooperatively in a negotiation (Walters, Stuhlmacher, and Meyer, 1998).…”