Read more: Women in the workplace
The Women in the Workplace 2023 report, a collaboration between McKinsey and LeanIn.Org, reveals that while women have made significant gains in reaching leadership positions, particularly in the C-suite, gender equality remains elusive, especially for women of color. The report debunks common myths about women in the workplace, highlighting that women are as ambitious as men, with flexibility fostering their aspirations. It emphasizes that the primary barrier to advancement is not the glass ceiling but the “broken rung” at the first step to management. Microaggressions are shown to have a profound impact on women’s experiences, affecting their careers and well-being.
Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in economics this week. Here are a few links to her work:
https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31762/w31762.pdf
The different pay for men and women in tennis tournaments is in the news this summer; see https://go.iu.edu/4PUG
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.
Some ideas for summer reading (with links to purchase — these are available for IU faculty through the IU library):
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.
What a great story on the history made 35 years ago:
Here’s a new report from Pew Research Center about starting salaries, including some gender differences:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/04/05/when-negotiating-starting-salaries-most-us-women-and-men-dont-ask-for-higher-pay/
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
