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Weiye Loh

Networking and pay: Contact sports | The Economist - 0 views

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Network Gender Equality Work Income Divide

shared by Weiye Loh on 22 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • , there is only a marginal pay difference between men and women when it comes to non-executive directors, and no difference in the effectiveness of their networks. It is possible that this reflects pressure for “gender quotas” on corporate boards. Women are able to find their way onto shortlists for lower-paid, non-executive positions. But that’s not where the real power lies.
  • Weiye Loh on 22 Apr 12
     
    Among executive-board members, women earn 17% less than their male counterparts. There are plenty of plausible explanations for this disparity, from interruptions to women's careers to old-fashioned discrimination. But the authors find that this pay gap can be fully explained by the effect of executives' networks. Men can leverage a large network into more senior positions or a seat on a more lucrative board; women don't seem to be able to.
Weiye Loh

How working long hours affects the wage gap | Women at the Top Blog | Blog on women's a... - 0 views

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Gender Equality Work Pay

shared by Weiye Loh on 13 Sep 11 - No Cached

  • According to a new study by sociologists from Indiana University and Cornell University, one of the biggest contributing factors to the wage gap is the phenomenon of “overworking” – which means working 50 hours a week or more.

    The study, using data collected by the US Census Bureau, found the relative hourly wage of overworkers compared with that of full-time workers had increased substantially over the past three decades, but because a greater percentage of male workers were overworking, this change benefited men much more than women. Today, women earn an estimated 81 per cent of what men are paid.

    According to Youngjoo Cha, a sociologist at Indiana University who contributed to the study, even women who are employed full-time typically have more family obligations than men, which limit their capacity for putting in gruelling hours at the office.

  • In the so-called greedy occupations – doctors, lawyers and upper-level managers, for instance – workers are evaluated based on their face time at the office, according to Cha, who specialises in gender and labour markets. It is no coincidence that these jobs tend to come with the fattest pay cheques, too.

    “In our culture, ideal workers are those who put in long hours and completely devote their time and emotions to their jobs,” she says. “In these top-end occupations, this phenomenon is most pronounced. Workers are bound by stronger norms, and if they don’t live up to those norms, they are penalised. Lawyers who don’t bill enough hours, for example, don’t progress and don’t make partner.”

  • “When we talk about greedy occupations, it’s important to recognise that family is a greedy institution that requires [time, energy and devotion]. We need to attack this problem structurally and recognise that both parties are in the workforce and have responsibilities at home.”
Weiye Loh

Skirting the Line | Psychology Today - 0 views

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Work Gender Stereotype Gender Equality Career

shared by Weiye Loh on 22 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • What to wear? Female office workers may not suffer the confines of ties and wingtips, but they too have a narrow strait to cope with: that intangible line between looking too manly and seeming too cute. Unfair though these perceptions may be, their impact is all too real.
  • We are less judgmental of women who wear provocative clothing if they're doing low-status jobs, finds Peter Glick of Lawrence University. However, when people are shown a photo of a woman in sexy clothes and told she is a business manager, they say she seems less intelligent and less competent than suit-wearing execs.
  • Women who wear excessive makeup are seen as trying too hard, says Sherry Maysonave, a career coach and author of Casual Power. But studies show people of both sexes rate women who forgo makeup as less committed to their jobs.
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  • competitive female coworkers often relish a rival's wardrobe faux pas
  • Even brainy women aren't above a little titillation. A survey of female M.B.A.'s found half had worn revealing clothing, sent risque emails or told male coworkers they look "hot" to garner favor. But such strategies tend to backfire: Studies show nonflirtatious workers earn 25 percent more and receive an average of three promotions while their brazen counterparts only earned two.

  • Both sexes perceive women with long, straight, blond hair as being sexy and those with short, highlighted hairstyles as smart and confident, but not sexy, finds Marianne LaFrance, a Yale psychologist. "More hair equals more femininity, but also less intelligence," she says. Likewise, high-maintenance hair makes others suspicious about a woman's competence.

  • When male executives are asked what holds top women back in the workplace, appearing too masculine is always in the top five, says Benton. Most men think women should be business-like, but should not try to join the boys' club.
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Shake up workplace gender roles to advance women | Analysis & Opinion | - 0 views

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Gender Equality Work Education

shared by Weiye Loh on 19 Feb 11 - No Cached

  • women should be protected from discrimination on grounds of their potential, or actual motherhood. This story has a ‘glass half full’ side. It is true there are now many more women in business, management, parliament and the professions than in the 1970s.

    However, another side of this story shows a ‘glass half empty’. The number of women holding positions of power within UK society remains very limited. It is still, often, men who hold the senior and most highly paid posts.

  • Things are no better in well paid skills-based occupations such as plumbing and firefighting. In 2006 the Women’s Work Commission showed a high level of occupational segregation, with men in the best paid jobs and women clustered in lower paid roles such as care work.
  • Women are financially disadvantaged in comparison with men if they attend university.  Because they earn less than men, it takes women on average 5 years longer to pay off student loans at present rates – and that is before the new fees regime takes effect. A sobering thought for those of us with daughters.
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