Why hiring managers should choose their words carefully:
I am an intern at Forbes and write about leadership.A new study released by professional networking site LinkedIn on Wednesday shows that gender bias at work may begin long before a hiring manager even sifts through a stack of résumés.gender diversity report, women can be deterred from applying to a position for which they are eminently qualified because of the job description’s rhetoric or the use of specific words that are traditionally seen as “masculine.
These words carry so much weight because “they refer to speakers’ expectations about how male and female persons behave,” says Robin Lakoff, a linguistics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who’s an expert on gender and language and the author of the groundbreaking bookWhen women read “masculine” words in a job post, she adds, “they force us to think in terms of gendered stereotypes, which virtually always are more noxious to women than to men.
Greenbaum also notes that women are more likely to apologize at work and thereby undermine their own credibility. Ellen Petry Leanse, an entrepreneur and a former employee of both Apple and Google, expressed her frustration with this phenomenon in a 2015on LinkedIn, noting that women often use the word “just” in workplace communications: “It was a subtle message of subordination. I realized that striking it from a phrase almost always clarified and strengthened the message.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Aggressive’ Women Need Not Apply: Why The Language Of Job Postings Matters So MuchA LinkedIn study shows that certain keywords in job postings can deter women from applying, despite their qualifications:
Read more »
Want more women in your office? Focus on language.Using the word 'aggressive' in a job listing discourages almost half of potential female applicants from throwing their hats in the ring, a new study from LinkedIn reveals.
Read more »
This chart shows how much more money men earn than women in the U.S.Women earn just 81.4% of the amount their male counterparts make, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the second quarter of 2019. Here's how it breaks down by age and race.
Read more »
Class Size Impacts Women in STEM -- Campus Technology'We show that class size has the largest impact on female participation, with smaller classes leading to more equitable participation.'
Read more »
What Are the Best Flip-Flops for Women?Thirteen stylish ladies tell us their favorites.
Read more »
Idris Elba is So Cool Even Beyoncé & Rihanna Are Bowing DownElba talked about the issue on an episode of the First We Feast food blog's Hot Ones YouTube series, posted on Thursday.
Read more »