Women and Work

Women try if the chances are good

Men try if there is any chance

The Workforce

Colle

ge t

o W

ork

Tr

ansi

tion

Use the same strategies to recruit college age men and

women into technical

careersSimilar concernsSimilar aspirations

Recruiters seem to favor womenNew hire challenges

are similar

Wom

en a

re

succ

ess

ful i

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he

begin

nin

g

Women earn 57% of

undergraduate degrees and 62% of

master’s degrees Nearly half of medical

and law school graduates are women

BUTWomen hold less than

10% of senior leadership positions

Why

Wom

en F

ail

to

Reach

Their

Pote

nti

al

A good chance vs. any chanceLeaving before we

leaveFeeling we are a fakeCommunal expectationsSelf-deprecation as a

means of self-defense

Communal Expectations

Self d

epre

cati

on a

s se

lf-defe

nse

:

At work, have you ever

notA.Asked for help/support

at workB.Billed for work you’ve

done because you felt

you weren’t at your bestC.Highlighted your

accomplishments

Advice for Working Women

Temper self-defense behaviorUse we

Ask

Focus on what matters

Marriage-Partnership on the home front

Sourc

es

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(2006) The Changing Rhythms of American Family

Life, in, New York: Russel Sage Foundation, pp.

74-77.Bronson, Po and Merryman, Ashley (2013) Top Dog:

The Science of Winning and Losing. New York:

Hackett Book Group.

Economic_Policy_Institute. (2012) Chart: Annual

Hours of Work, Married Men and Women, 25-54

with Children, 1979-2010, by Income Fifth.

National_Institute_of_Child_Health_and_Human_D

evelopment. (2006) Findings for Children up to

Age 4 1/2 Years.

Mainiero, L. A. and S. E. Sullivan (2005)

"Kaleidoscope Careers: An Alternative

Explanation for the 'Opt-out' Revolution", The

Academy of Management Executive (19)1, pp.

106-123.Mitchell, J. (2012) "Women Notch Progress", The

Wall Street Journal, December 4,

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014241278873

23717004578159433220839020.html

Sandberg, S. and N. Scovell (2013) Lean In:

Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. New York:

Alfred A. Knopf.

U.S._Department_of_Education. (2012) The

Condition of Education 2012