When Professionals become Mothers -Cuddy

Question 1

How can you handle having a career when you have kids?

Answer 1

They talked about how they were in a no-win situation
feel like they are judged at being moms, and also judged as not a good worker

They end up – if they were in a career they are on the career track at the beginning, but once they have kids they fall off the career tracks onto the mommy track
Slows down their careers, and work to guarantee that they are not promoted

Question 2

Research Question

Answer 2

How are working moms perceived?

• stereo content model
• suggest that different stereotypes are attached to different statuses or particular groups
• They want to look at what are the stereotypes associated with a working mom

How do these perceptions relate to how working moms are treated in the workplace?
-Working moms are perceived to be warm people but not competent

Question 3

Hypotheses

Answer 3

H1: working moms viewed as warmer and less competent than working non-moms

H2: working moms will be more disadvantaged (more discriminated against) than working non-moms

H3: Working moms will be viewed as less competent and be more disadvantaged (discriminated against) than working dads

Question 4

Data and Methods

Answer 4

Sample: 72 women and 50 undergraduates at Princeton

Assess each applicant on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely likely) as:
capable, efficient, organized, skillful (perceived competence)
good-natured, sincere, warm, trustworthy (perceived warmth)
plus fillers

As a client, how likely would you be to:

• request Kate (Dan) as one of your consultants?” (hire),
• recommend Kate (Dan) for a promotion?” (promote),
• invest in continuing training and education for Kate (Dan)?” (train).

Question 5

Data Collection

Answer 5

Participated rated 2 fictitious applicants from vignettes

one applicant was the experimental condition that varied by sex and parental status (had a baby or not)

out of the 3 - everyone will get 2 that are the same
one out of the 3 is manipulated by sex and parental status

Question 6

Who is perceived to be the most competent

Answer 6

non-moms

dads had no difference when it came to competent
moms - lowest

Question 7

Participants ranked them similarly in terms of

Answer 7

their perception and warmth

Question 8

Working moms

Answer 8

appear to have consequences for scoring low on competence and high on warmth

but for dads, they don’t have the same consequence

Question 9

Results H1:

Answer 9

Working moms viewed as warmer and less competent than working non-moms.

Supported.

Question 10

Results H2:

Answer 10

Working moms will be more disadvantaged (more discriminated against) than working non-moms.

Supported.

Question 11

Results H3:

Answer 11

Working moms will be viewed as less competent and be more disadvantaged (discriminated against) than working dads.

Partially supported.
Women are more disadvantaged

Question 12

Conclusions

Answer 12

Moms gain warmth and lose competence

competence (not warmth) related to hiring, training, and promoting

Moms penalized for being warmer not dads

Moms penalized for family commitments and dads are rewarded