Exam 9: Gender and Work

The motherhood penalty is greatest for women who have three or more children.

Women today constitute only 31% of the American labor force.

Mr. Garcia, who is the president of H & I Enterprises, uses more masculine words (e.g., leader, competitive, dominant) in the job ad he puts out into the newspaper and online. Based on the research, what can we infer that ______.

Women may be promoted and move up in ranks in their company, but there is a point past which they can't seem to rise any further. The term ______ is often used to reflect this phenomenon.

If Maria has a productive day at work, she might bring feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction home with her, being in a generally positive mood when she interacts with her child and partner. Alternatively, if her child has a tantrum at preschool drop-off, putting Maria in a bad mood just as she starts her workday, it may impact her work. This is an example of ______.

As more professional degrees are awarded to women in selected professions in which there have been substantial advances (e.g., dentistry, medicine, law), ______ will surely decrease.

Explain how gender roles and social backlash influence the gender difference in outcomes of compensation negotiation.

One national study (Fidas & Cooper, 2015) surveyed lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and found that more than half reported hiding their sexual orientation or gender identity in the workplace, and more than one-third reported feeling compelled to lie about their personal lives at work. This is mainly a reflection of ______.

Women having less of a sense of entitlement to high pay than men do leads them to ______.

Williams et al. (2010) found that the tendency to overestimate men's salaries was linked to the participants' ______.

Based on the research, what can you infer about a women who expresses dominance and agentic behaviors in the workplace?

Men are rated more highly than women on many of the characteristics of transformational leadership.

Research indicates that men tend to negotiate better than women.

Overall, the gender gap in housework and childcare appears to have narrowed substantially over the past few decades.

Kala, a woman, is the founder and leader of the local daycare center. Based on the research, we can infer that her leadership skills will be judged as ______.

A number of studies have demonstrated that, relative to men, women have a lower sense of entitlement to pay for their work.

Explain how the wage gap between men and women differs when we take an intersectional perspective.

Explain the motherhood penalty. How does this compare to fatherhood for men? How does this seem to contribute to the wage gap?

The gender difference in outcomes of wage negotiation is dependent on ______.

When considering management style, a female leader would likely receive better evaluations if she adopts a ______ style of leadership.