Organizers: Isabel Metz, University of Melbourne and Lynn Shore, Colorado State University
Speakers: Alison Konrad, Western University; Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University; Ed Ng, Bucknell University; Tae-Youn Park, Cornell University; Belle Rose Ragins, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Time and Location: Sunday, Aug 11 2019 from 12:00PM - 2:00PM at the Boston Hynes Convention Center, Room 203
Summary: At the beginning of the 21st Century, women's career advancement was chiefly facilitated by their individual efforts (e.g., educational attainment) and hindered by interpersonal dynamics (e.g., stereotypes, Metz & Tharenou, 2001; victimization; Booth et al., 2018) and organizational characteristics (e.g., the leadership team's gender diversity, Ali & Konrad, 2017; firm internationalization and foreign ownership, Ng & Sears, 2017). So, what has changed? The evidence shows that inequality and exclusion for women continue to be global issues (Catalyst, 2017). Forty-two percent of women experience gender discrimination at work, compared with 22% of men (Parker & Funk, Pew Research Center, 2017). In 2017, the average gender wage gap was 18.2% in the US (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018), 16.2% in the EU (Eurostat, 2018), and 14.6% in Australia (Workplace Gender Equality Agency, 2018). Women's representation on boards also continues to be low almost everywhere. For example, this representation is highest in Norway (46.7%), France (34%) and Sweden (33.4%), but low in Canada (21.6%) and the US (19.9%), and lowest in South Korea (4.1%) and Japan (3.5%) (Catalyst, 2017). In fact, while some barriers to women's advancement persist (e.g., stereotypes), others are new (e.g., modern sexism; Metz & Kulik, 2014).
Thus, more scholarly attention is needed to address issues of inequality and inclusion for women (Kossek, Su, & Wu, 2017; Shore et al., 2011). Consistent with this year's conference theme, 'Understanding the inclusive organization,' the panelists in this PDW will discuss evidence pertaining to social inequality of women and barriers to greater equality, and will discuss evidence and suggestions for increasing their inclusion in organizations.
Come join us for a thought-provoking and engaging session on women's career advancement. Audience members will have the opportunity to participate in question-answer and research idea generation with speakers.
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Lynn Shore
Colorado State University
Fort Collins CO
(970) 491-4949
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