How To Prevent Gender Discrimination
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Ever wondered what it would be like to swap sexes in the workplace?
That’s exactly what two workers did when the male employee inadvertently used his female colleague’s signature on emails from a mailbox that they shared.
The two decided to keep up the exchange for two weeks. Whilst he struggled to gain respect from clients, she breezed through, able to complete tasks much more quickly as a result.
In the words of her colleague she swapped places with: ‘By the time she could get clients to accept that she knew what she was doing, I could get halfway through another client. For me, this was shocking. For her, she was used to it. She just figured it was part of her job.’
Data for the UK and other western countries show that some of the most important explanations for the gender pay gap today are differences in how much time is spent on the job, bias in pay negotiation and negative stereotypes regarding women in the workplace.
There’s a lot that companies can do to rectify this. Not only is it the right thing to do, but eliminating gender bias is vital to attract and keep top talent. In fact, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15% more likely to outperform their competitors financially.
So, here are ten steps to take to help eliminate gender bias in your company.
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