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A recent study has suggested that women and men have different sets of managerial skills and that career success is partially dependent on the use of a gender appropriate set of skills. These conclusions are not supported by prior research. A study was undertaken using a different methodology to see if these results were supportable and if not, why not. The study investigated the managerial skills of 177 female and 815 male managers in a nontraditional organization. The results contradicted the recent study, and agree with prior research, but suggest that gender may be a moderating variable in how managerial skills are acquired.