Whatever Phyllis Chesler, the American author of the very recent and hotly debated “Woman’s Inhumanity to Women”, might say, the finance manager of Imaforni, Nadia Castello, is a convinced supporter of the concept that “women ensure greater levels of cooperation in companies and their sixth sense makes the wheels of production turn more smoothly”. So what is the opposing theorem? Chesler maintains that women do not help each other at the workplace – they are jealous and become enemies of the best women. Nadia Castello entered the family company when she was still very young – just after getting her accountancy diploma – and worked her way all the way up to one of the most important positions, with the greatest responsibility. She sees things in a totally different light. As the “boss’s daughter”, and noless strong-willed and enthusiastic than her father, she can sometimes be “a bit undiplomatic, just like Daddy” and might have played the “Eve versus Eve” game studied by Phyllis Chesler. But things turned out differently. Elegant yet restrained, practical yet emotional, Nadia pays the closest attention to interpersonal relationships. She adores her work and considers the ability to cooperate to be of paramount importance. Of course, it is equally essential to have the right people to work with and rely on.
“But my co-workers need to be able to rely on me too”, says Nadia. “It’s instinctive for us women to go one step futher, beyond the superficial appearance of problems, beyond the difficulties in relationships. And this gives the results the company needs. There are quite a number of women in the administration department, and I must say no one finds their position uncomfortable. We always have constructive confrontation.” Mrs Castello has a very delicate task: that of dealing with complex international interactions, since the