Panes of the glass ceiling : the unspoken beliefs behind the law's failure to help women achieve professional parity / Kerri Lynn Stone, Florida International University.
"We see you differently than we see men" (but) -- "We expect you to take your (verbal) punches like a man" (and) -- "Accept 'locker room' and sexist talk" (but) -- "You don't operate with full agency" (but) -- "Women are the downfall of men" (so) -- "Just be grateful that you're there" (and) -- "Don't burden us with your (impending) motherhood" (because) -- "He has a family to support" (and besides ...) -- "Bad people don't do good things, but good people frequently say bad things," (and employment discrimination plaintiffs can't be fully trusted).
Summary:
"We begin this book with an unspoken "belief" that is likely sub- or unconsciously held; it is most aptly said to be a description of what people often do without realizing or taking responsibility for it-viewing women (and other marginalized groups) through a certain lens. This is typically done in the process of stereotyping them. People may be stereotyped descriptively, whereupon they are seen as being a certain way more readily than others. This occurs with women when, for example, a woman is perceived as being "pushy" and "abrasive" when she is assertive at work, whereas a man who acts similarly is perceived as being "strong" or "tough." Women may also be stereotyped prescriptively, whereupon they are expected or anticipated to be a certain way that others are not. This occurs, for example, when a performance review suggests that a female employee is "not that nurturing," in some capacity, but does not even evaluate a similarly-situated man for the same characteristic"-- Provided by publisher.
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