L6- Reducing gender disc

Question 1

What are some real world benefits of gender diversity in the workplace?

Answer 1

• Richard et al (2013) found encourage cooperation resulted in superior performance in banks, with active support being the moderator
• Nishii et al (2013) found relationship/ task conflicts lower in high inclusion climate

Question 2

What are the Karpin report’s policy recommendations for reduction in gender bias in the workplace?

Answer 2

• Quotas not targets
• Women on boards
• Targeting women for management
• Funding diversity

Question 3

What is Affirmative Action?

Answer 3

Redressing past inequality and discrimination through policies and procedures that aim to increase the representation of an underrepresented group within an education or workplace setting

Question 4

What are the four AA plans and what does each involve?

Answer 4

Type one: improving the recruitment/ hiring of minorities and women through recruitment programs, eg at a university

Type two: hiring and promoting Min/ W amongst a pool of equally qualified applicants

Type three: Hiring/ promoting Min/ W based on minimum qualifications

Type four: search for applicants until suitable Min/ W applicant is found for position

Question 5

What are some practical examples of AA in the workplace?

Answer 5

• Changing promotion criteria
• Mentoring on salary
• Educating employers on flexible work practices
o Child care
o Being able to work from home and part time
• Workshops/ mentoring
o CEW- Chief Executive Women
o SPAM- Strategic Promotions Advice and Mentoring Program
• Equity fellowships
o USYD’s Brown and Thompson

Question 6

What were White, Charles and Nelson 08’s findings in relation to the mediating role of intention on AAPS?

Answer 6

Intention (objective likelihood) to engage in AAPs is paramount to ensure support of them and their implementation.

Question 7

According to Harrison et al (2006)’s meta-analysis, what positively impacts AA attitudes in individuals?

Answer 7

Diversity experiences
Personal experience of discrimination
Belief in prevalence of discrimination

Question 8

According to Harrison et al (2006)’s meta-analysis, what are examples that are detrimental to supportive AA attitudes?

Answer 8

Political conservatives
Belief in merit
Structure of AAP- preferential treatment

Question 9

What solution did Stainback & Kwon (2012)’s research come up with to addressing the problem of prototypicality?

Answer 9

That by increasing number of female managers:
• Reduced ingroup preferences stereotypes
• Increased women’s access to career-enhancing social networks and mentoring opportunities

Question 10

What was the outcome of Cairns, Devine et al (2013)’s workshops on dressing gender stereotypes?

a) they had no effect
b) they had an opposite affect and pissed everyone off
c) framing gender bias as a remedial habit successfully improved the department climate

Answer 10

c) framing gender bias as a remedial habit successfully improved the department climate