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Gender Issues in the Workplace

Gender Issues in the Workplace. Women: an all-important resource for human talent. Some Important Dates. 1839 Mississippi grants women the right to hold property 1869 Wyoming passes first suffrage law 1890 Wyoming gives women right to vote in all elections

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Gender Issues in the Workplace

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  1. Gender Issues in the Workplace Women: an all-important resource for human talent

  2. Some Important Dates 1839 Mississippi grants women the right to hold property 1869 Wyoming passes first suffrage law 1890 Wyoming gives women right to vote in all elections 1900 Every state has Married Women’s Property Act 1920 19th Amendment to the US Constitution: women can vote 1963 Equal Pay Act passed by Congress 1964 Title VII of Civil Rights Act: gender is a protected class 1969 Women meeting physical requirements can hold men’s jobs 1974 It is illegal to force pregnant women to take maternity leave 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act passed 1981 US Supreme Court: excluding women from draft is constitutional 1997 College athletic programs must equally include men and women

  3. Some Statistics Women Men Not working full-time/ 1 in 3 1 in 20 with MBA % who opt out 37 24 Age 25-29 87% 100% Age 40-44 71% 100% With ambition 33% 50% Growth rate of graduate degrees 16% 1.3%

  4. Keeping Talented Women • Why Women Leave • Why Reentry is Difficult • The Penalties of Time-out • The Scenic Route • Downsizing Ambition

  5. Top 5 Reasons for Leaving • Women Family time 44% Earn a degree/other training 23% Work not enjoyable/satisfying 17% Moved away 17% Change careers 16% • Men Change careers 29% Earn a degree/other training 25% Work not enjoyable/satisfying 24% Not interested in field 18% Family time 12%

  6. Reasons/Stats for Reentry Reasons 43% For enjoyment and satisfaction 38% Household income no longer sufficient 24% Desire to give something back to the community 16% Regain power and status Statistics 93% want to return 74% manage to do so 40% return to full-time jobs 24% take part-time jobs 9% become self-employed

  7. Career Goals of Women 82% ability to associate with people they respect 79% freedom to be themselves 64% opportunity to be flexible with schedule 61% opportunity to collaborate with others 56% give back to the community 51% recognition from the company

  8. Work-Life Policies for Women 82% have reduced hours 64% have flexible work arrangements 54% change field 35% remove stigma 5% return to same company

  9. Reversing the Brain Drain • Reduced-Hour Jobs • Flexibility in the Day • Flexibility in the Arc of a Career • Removing the Stigma • Stopping Burning Bridges • Providing Outlets • Nurturing Ambition

  10. Adopting an On-Ramp • Why do women leave careers after having invested heavily in developing skills? • Would men leave their careers if they ahd a spouse who was earning enough? • What would employers have to do? How would the other women (and the men) be affected? • Why do more women work part-time than men? • What are the costs and benefits of having part-time employees? • What are the risks of this kind of policies? • Are women more likely to leave a job than men?

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