Posted on 03/03/2024 2:40:03 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Prejudice about prejudice is nothing new. For example, the “conventional” wisdom in 2008 held that Barack Obama’s race might be an impediment to his presidential ambitions, and a poll did show that six percent of Americans were less likely to vote for him because of his race. Yet the same poll found that nine percent of Americans were more likely to support him because of his race. And now there’s another story illustrating the difference between real and “feel”:
A major study has found that it is men, not women, who suffer workplace discrimination.
Per PsyPost:
Furthermore, both laypeople and academics appear to overestimate the current extent of discrimination against female applicants, indicating a gap between societal perceptions and the realities of gender bias in the workplace. The new findings were published in the scientific journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
The outcome? The “average odds of male applicants receiving a callback were 0.91 times the odds of equally qualified female applicants, which suggests a slight overall bias in favor of female applicants,” PsyPost informs. “However, a high...”
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...
I saw it often in a 30+ year career in the Federal government.
There was a Reel up on Instagram showing a lovely young
woman leaving work saying good night to a male staff
member.
The male staff member responded, “Bye”. (or something along
that line)
Guys on the forum were saying he should have asked her
out to dinner. A lot of folks agreed.
I posted that we should get real. His response was the
only one he was allowed to make.
Women get very rank in the workplace. Men just look the
other way. There is a double standard. It’s pretty
blatant too.
Uh oh.
Who got added to the mix? Asians?
If it was the ‘80s, then yes, he should have asked her out. Today? Heck no. Not worth the risk unless you’re Leonardo DiCaprio. But you’re probably not like him. So save it for the bar after work so you’re not mingling with your coworkers.
Especially WHITE men!
Yeah, you even have to be very careful what you do off
campus too. They bring the discussion right back to the
office, and file on you.
I don’t think all women would, but you’re really putting
your head in a noose if you offer up anything at all
close to flirting.
If she’s smiling at you, she may just be trying to be
nice, so you can get along at work, so it’s nearly
impossible to assess it as a green light.
Don’t hang out with female coworkers period. If you do, keep it limited and professional.
I have a similar experience in working at large companies.
“A major study has found that it is men, not women, who suffer workplace discrimination.”
The truth is hard to argue with.
Twenty plus years ago, San Mateo County in Kalifornia announced that gender affirmative action had resulted in over 60% of the County workforce being women. When asked if they would now try to hire a few more men, they pretty much answered “why?”
In the Brave New World of Equity, some are just more equal than others.
“It is no surprise to me.
I saw it often in a 30+ year career in the Federal government.”
I can say exactly the same thing. Women and minorities have been unfairly advantaged to an incredible degree for decades, and the plainly evident reduction in competence we all experience on a daily basis is the predictable result.
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