#women at workplace

[blorbocedes]

when people try to argue that feminism is unnecessary, western import for bourgeoise women, that the wage gap doesn't exist, that civilisations are built solely by men in construction doing hard labour while the women are at home, show them the impoverished female bricklayers of India, who are 49% of the second largest industry (after agriculture) of 40 million constructors, and get paid less for equal work ($7/day for men, $4/day for women) because of gender discrimination and exploited due to being poor, illiterate, debt trapped, facing gender based setbacks (not being promoted to masonry or carpentry like men) and being unaware of their union rights

this work in general is exploitative, getting paid pennies on the dollar while corporations that build their mega complexes rake in millions, hazardous to health, no safety equipment, regulations, breathing in fine dust and construction pollution for both men and women. but women in particular face gender based discrimination such as getting paid a lower raw wage and lack of opportunities to get promoted from this heavy duty scaffolding work, in fact they often do more work than the men but aren't respected by their male peers. and the idea that only men historically have done hard labour, built civilisations is a false myth that erases the plight of the millions of women in the Global South.

#workers rights are women's rights #the feminism and discourse on tumblr exhaustively only focuses on women in the west #the 'men built civilisations' is a white supremacist and oft gender bioessntialist rhetoric #if you see these women carrying 20kg bricks on their head in sweltering hot sun and still believe in biological superiority thats your prob #this isn't a slay girlboss post but a reminder that women have and do exist in every workplace and how important the feminist struggle is #feminism #bricklayers and construction

[awberryy]

Link: If I think nobody remembers me, I know the 46 yiga clan members in my area do.

#TOTK #LINK #kohga #master kohga #GLORY TO MASTER KOHGA #yiga clan #botw #zelda #totk story spoilers #totk depths #i love the yiga clan so much #they’re just a bunch of funky little dudes on a field trip! #also they allow women to join so they aren’t sexist #very progressive 10/10 healthy workplace environment #concerned about the banana addiction though #plus they’re building entrepreneur skills by building cars and talking to people

[dlartistanon]

SAMUEL HAS ME IN A VICE GRIP

#arknights #saria #muelsyse #dlarts #read 'waves of blue' and 'tusk' by lykieu and dramaticgaze respectively #for some good not-really-friends-but-there's-still-benefits #'don't be so quick to make enemies out of everyone' #saria needs to stop getting involved with women in the workplace #but also; mumu is the only one at RL that she can... trust? #also it's saria's birthday; the timing

[serialunaliver]

h

#workplace bullying getting 10000x worse #also my hours are cut so i'm looking for another job #im just worried the same thing will keep happening yknow #and I can't ~stand up for myself~ bc these women are managers who can fuck w my INCOME

[sainzofthetimes16]

formula one. the billionare boys club.

#formula 1 #somehow i am still disappointed by the state of this sport #i miss seb so much rn #f1 #christian horner #lando norris #lance stroll #the fact there is legitimate evidence and redbull instead suspended the women who reported horner is so disgusting #and the fact that drivers are content to say that its just noise #that they feel bad for horner #that he’s such a lovely guy who doesn’t deserve this is so fucking disgusting #daniel ricciardo #alex albon #and somehow alex was the most disappointing because i didn’t expect it #it’s a sport that is so heavily embedded in patriarchal values that i could pick ten drivers to say that and id never guess alex :( #they’ve set a precedent for men in motorsports that is a reversal of their we race as one message and its a horrific precedent to set #because it shows that team’s principals and the likes are given free passes for evidenced harassment in the workplace #whilst susie wolff and hannah etc face continual backlash for their presence #you didn’t just let horner keep his job-you let everyone in motorsports know how easy it is to get away with harassment #nico hulkenberg

[imusticaniwill]

#conservativism #gun control #women in the workplace

[coochiequeens]

This is why accurate information about sex and race is important. A study just gave a name to another way businesses pass over women for promotions and how women of color are impacted at greater rates.

Forget The Glass Ceiling, 'The Broken Rung' Is Why Women Are Denied Promotions

A new study finds Black women and Latinas in particular are the least likely to get that first promotion — and it’s not because they’re not asking for it.

by Monica Torres

Getting your first promotion into management is a huge achievement in your career. But a new study from consulting firm McKinsey & Co. and nonprofit Lean In shows it’s an opportunity that is not equally afforded to everyone. 

According to the study, which used pipeline data from 276 companies in the private, public and social sectors, women ― and women of color, in particular ― are the least likely demographic to get promoted from entry-level to first-time manager. 

For every 100 men promoted from entry-level contributor to manager in the survey, only 87 women got promoted. And this gap gets wider for women of color: This year, while 91 white women were promoted to manager for every 100 men, only 89 Asian women, 76 Latinas and 54 Black women would get that same opportunity. 

“As a result of this broken rung, women fall behind and can’t catch up,” the study states.

It’s not because those women were not asking for it ― the study found that the women were asking for promotions at the same rate as their male peers. And it’s not because these women did not stick around long enough to be considered for the job ― the study found that they were no more likely to leave their company than their male peers. 

The main culprit to this “broken rung” in the career ladder? It’s what known as a “performance bias.”

Why women deal with the “broken rung” phenomenon.

Under a performance bias, men get promoted more because of their future potential, while women get judged on their past accomplishments and have their leadership potential doubted.

“Because women early in their careers have shorter track records and similar work experiences relative to their men peers, performance bias can especially disadvantage them at the first promotion to manager,” according to the study. 

This research aligns with the “prove-it-again bias” studies have found women face throughout their career: where they do more work in order to be seen as equally competent to their male peers. 

As for why it’s hardest for women of color to make that first leap into management? Workplace consultant Minda Harts, author of “The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table,” said it’s because systemic biases and stereotypes cause women of color to be less trusted for the job. 

“This lack of trust can manifest in several ways, such as doubts about competence, commitment or ‘fit’ within a leadership role,” Harts told HuffPost. “When senior leadership is predominantly male and white, an unconscious bias might lead them to trust individuals who mirror their own experiences or backgrounds ... As a result, women of color may be disproportionately overlooked for promotions.”

The McKinsey study found that women of color surveyed this year were even less likely to become first-time managers in 2023 than they were in 2022.

Feminist career coach Cynthia Pong told HuffPost it’s because in tough financial times, companies often operate under a scarcity mindset and might see women of color as a bigger “risk” to promote when they are underrepresented in leadership. 

“We just had to go through layoffs, and we only have three [manager roles]. You can easily see how in times like that, it would just end up replicating these systems where we only trust and only give the benefit of the doubt to certain folks,” Pong said. “And it’s not going to be women of color.” 

That sends a dispiriting message to people who watch their peers advance while they get told they are still not ready.

“It’s even more frustrating and infuriating ... when you see that there is a pathway for others, but not for you. Because the injustice of it makes your blood boil,” Pong said.  

This should not be on women and women of color to fix. Employers should proactively take steps to make a clear promotion path for all. 

There is a lot of talk about the “glass ceiling” and the barrier women face that prevents them from becoming executives at the top. But this study illustrates that there is a more fundamental problem happening to women early in their career: the systemic bias that prevents women from being seen as a leader who can manage other people. 

“Our success must be something other than a solo sport,” Harts said. “We can’t promote and advance ourselves.”

For companies to be part of the solution, employers should be more transparent about how managerial promotions happen.

“Trust is enhanced when employees understand what is expected of them and what they can expect from their leaders,” Harts said. “This transparency can help mitigate unconscious biases or misconceptions about capabilities or trustworthiness.”

To break down stereotypes and build trust between employees of color and leadership, Harts also recommended companies to implement programs where women of color are paired with sponsors in senior roles. 

What you can do about this as an employee.

If you keep being told vague “no’s” after every promotion request, start asking more questions about what your peers are doing that you are not.

“They’re not going to admit to having a systemic problem. They’re going to say, ‘We just don’t have it in the budget,’” said Elaine Lou Cartas, a business and career coach for women of color. 

“I’ve seen people that got promoted to this where they are also doing the same amount as I was, but I was doing A, B and C. Help me understand,” is the kind of assertive framing you can use to ask more questions, Cartas said.

And if you find the goalpost of promotion metrics keeps moving after your conversation with your manager, that might be the time to start job hunting. 

“Once you already have that conversation, and nothing’s being done, or at least there’s no steps or actions for it to be done in the future, that’s when [you] could start looking,” Cartas said.

Ultimately, one missed promotion may not seem like a huge setback, but it adds up over time with lost wages and earning potential, Pong said. 

“And then that also ripples out generationally to all the families and family units that each woman of color is supporting, and then those to come,” she said. “So it seems like it might be like no big deal to have this person promoted one or two years later. But ... these things really snowball.”

#Glass ceiling #Broken rung #Women in the workplace #Women of color in the workplace #For every 100 men promoted only 89 Asian women 76 Latinas and 54 Black women would get that same opportunity #Prove it again bias #The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table #Minda Hart's

[socialjusticeinamerica]

#Nobel prize #economics #women in the workplace

[lighthousepigeons]

Adam: Last night, I found out Olive is a sleep talker.

Levi: Oh, really?

Adam: "The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell" Right. In. My. Ear. At 3AM.

#ali hazelwood #adam and olive #adam carlsen #olive smith #the love hypothesis #love on the brain #books #bookaddict #bookmemes #tumblrpost #incorrect quotes #tumblr funny #women in stem #workplace romance

[dandyads]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, 1942

#nurse #women in the workplace #united states #propaganda #war #world war 2 #1942 #1940s #vintage advertising

[dontmindme2600]

One time on twitter I saw this totally bullshit “exposure/callout” thread on Jhonen Vasquez (it was so obviously false and stupid that it got zero attention) and yeah it was just a bunch of fake accusations with no valid looking evidence or sources. But. The thing that still gets me about it is that the person who made the thread was like a huge terf, so they decided to lie about Jhonen having a transgender wife. They spent like multiple tweets out of the entire thread just trash talking his nonexistent trans wife and calling her slurs. The only person who even bothered to give the thread any attention was obviously a friend/mutual of whoever posted it, who ALSO started shit talking Jhonen’s nonexistent trans wife. It was honestly fucking hilarious. I wish I could find it again but its likely lost to time/deleted, and I also don’t want to start internet beef with the type of person chronically online enough to dig up old photos of people to support fake accusations against a cartoonist.

#tw transphobes #tw transphobia #they dug up some really old pics of Jhonen for it though #how chronically online do you have to be #also funny as hell bc Jhonen isn’t married and is very vocal abt it #like all that effort to lie about something so easily disproven #jhonen vasquez #invader zim #sorry about this random ass post I’ve been rewatching iz and it reminded me of this #oh the accusations were s/a against women in the workplace I believe?? #but little evidence. it was like. #a cropped screenshot of a live journal post the person could have easily written themselves #and then they went on to accuse him of other less serious shit #and then just started bashing his trans wife that doesn’t exist

[kojo-is-adorable]

female rage is when Lucy studied constantly but came 17th because of a man

#they did lucy so dirty #i love the women in the workplace representation #how long till nyla kills primm #i say as soon as she found out they put a curse on him #angela so would too #the rookie #lucy chen #chenford

[p4radox99]

The double standard in the work place between men and women is so flagrantly upheld by men on the daily. Tone policing women for responding to you in the same manner you speak to them are you fucking kidding me??

Entitled little shits. Of course that’s not even near the worst kind of double standards to be found.. why are we still battling with this? Why are women still not viewed as fucking human beings on par with their male peers?

#double standard #tone policing #workplace discrimination #social experiment #equality #women’s rights #workplace harassment

[firelise]

there is also something...(and I havent quite rounded out my thoughts fully but) there is something in the way that the media will innocently ask "stable" former child stars questions like "how did you keep grounded so you didn't end up like the other tragic child stars? why didn't that happen to you?" that is soo...idk putting the blame on the victim?

like they mean to ask "how did you not turn into a 'bad' (aka mentally ill) person?" but they are really asking "how did you escape being traumatized and abused?" and how do you even answer that question? the very premise of it is that abuse is the norm and escaping it is the responsibility of the child in that situation rather than addressing it as a huge systemic issue.

But in even asking this question, its almost like tokenizing the 'normal' child stars as if to say "see? you made it out normal, so this can't be a systemic issue. If those 'bad' child stars just had more of your character, they could have avoided the abuse too!" When obviously there is very little you could have actually done as a literal child. It is mostly just chance that separates you, stable former child star, from the child star who was abused by adults and went "down the wrong path". Its all so very fucked

#about #quiet on set #its also implying that the 'tragic' child stars were just like too /weak/ to handle the industry? its so so fucked #and there is a direct parallel with that 'being too weak' thing to the way abused women/POC in the workplace are discussed #(except again they were CHILDREN so their entire foundation of existence is being fucked with)

[lokifantasy]

Hi! I’m a 23 year old with autism and I’m writing a research paper about the lives of autistic people and what it’s like to be you. Going about your daily lives and living in a world not built for autism. Anything about work, school, relationships, positive or negative! I’d love to hear your stories or comments!

#autism #autism in adults #autism information #autism in the workplace #autism in women #autism spectrum disorder #autism experiences #living with autism #autism special interest

[girlschasinggirls]

does anyone have book recommendations specifically on women during WWI & WWII who entered the workforce while the men were away and also women who worked in the war (whatever their role was) helpful if it includes the 1950s perfect housewife backlash to women wanting to work. and also books about fields that men said women were too unintelligent and inferior to perform well in but once women were allowed to enter them they ended up doing just as well if not better than men? and books about working women in general? non fiction historically correct only. PLEASE ♥️

#women’s history #book recommendations #women in the workplace