The different pay for men and women in tennis tournaments is in the news this summer; see https://go.iu.edu/4PUG
New case: “sexually graphic, violently misogynistic” music at work can be discriminatory
Here’s a new case from the Ninth Circuit federal Court of Appeals, https://go.iu.edu/4O8G, in which former employees claimed that their employer “permitted its managers and employees to routinely play ‘sexually graphic, violently misogynistic’ music throughout its 700,000-square-foot warehouse in Reno, Nevada.” The Court ruled the plaintiffs’ claims can proceed, finding that the environment could constitute sex discrimination.
Summer reading ideas
Some ideas for summer reading (with links to purchase — these are available for IU faculty through the IU library):
Research on achieving gender balance
Here’s an intriguing article (unfortunately, it requires a subscription) promoting the ‘GPP’ – gender proportionality principle – that any given level in an organization should shoot for a gender balance that mirrors that of the level right below it. It also reports that gender disparities are most pronounced in levels of promotion, not in hiring:
Chilazi, Siri, Iris Bohnet, and Oliver Hauser. “Achieving Gender Balance at All Levels of Your Company.” Harvard Business Review. 11/30/2021.
35th Anniversary of Women in the Little 500
What a great story on the history made 35 years ago:
New survey on starting salaries
Here’s a new report from Pew Research Center about starting salaries, including some gender differences:
When negotiating starting salaries, most U.S. women and men don’t ask for higher pay
Equal Pay Day
In honor of Equal Pay Day, here’s a report on the pay gap:
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1162776985/equal-pay-day-gender-pay-gap-discrimination (noting
UN says gender equality is 300 years away
See the United Nations Report here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126171#:~:text=Without%20investment%2C%20gender%20equality%20will%20take%20nearly%20300%20years%3A%20UN%20report,-UN%20Women%2FBruno
Women in Tech
Here’s an article highlighting gender challenges in the tech industry: https://theconversation.com/us (The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out by Professor Vandana Singh)
World Economic Forum recent discussion
The recent World Economic Forum in Davos featured several discussions about the challenges of gender parity in India: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/india-davos-2023-energy-transition-gender-parity-highlights/