The World of Work

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The World of Work

• It pays to be a W Male

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Childs Play M and F

• Large groups
• Hierarchies
• Direct demands, dominance

• Often one on one
• Equal relationships
• persuasion

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Pat Heims points

• Women prefer flat structures (not hierarchies)
• Women want discussion, not goal directed
  decisions
• Communication style hangs us up

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Men with B.A.s Women

• Average white man 65,046
• Black men earn 40 less w/ same degree
• Hispanic men 30 less w/ same degree
• Asians about 8 less than whites

• White women earn 40 less than men
• Black women, 45 less

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Income disparity

• Narrowed at high school level
• Grown a bit at college level

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High school graduates

• Blacks earn 25 less than whites
• Black men w/ M.A.s earn 20 less than WM
• Whites and minority gap has INCREASED

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2006 Sociological Study

• Women in upper-level management make
  substantially more money IF there are other WOMEN
  in upper management
• Either sex appears to favor their own in terms of
  bonuses and wage increases

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Resume studiesStereotypical info

• M or F resumes w/ some stereotypical
  characteristics of other gender
• Ratings show a bias for masculine characteristics
  for ALL occupations

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Academic Bias in Psychology

• Resumes sent out w/ a mans or a womans name
• More likely to want to hire him than her

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Evaluators on last slide

• Considering promotion,
• Also questioned the females accomplishments, not
  but his

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Racism also still around

• sent out 5,000 resumes in response to want ads
• Made the people equally qualified
• But gave some names like Tamika, Aisha, Rasheed
  and Kareem
• These got 50 fewer responses

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THINK slide

• How many names are gender neutral? Or race
  neutral?
• And dont we change the spelling to ensure they
  know if were pink or blue?
• Tracey, Kelli, Erin