Gender Integration – the Segregation of Roles by Gender and Newly Enforced Gender Integration
Gender IntegrationThe Segregation of Roles by Gender and Newly Enforced Gender IntegrationLaws in the WorkforceNovember 25, 2015Kenya A. LaneBrucculieri, J. (2015, September 28). Geena Davis Is Frustrated By Hollywoods Gender Inequality. Retrieved November 22, 2015. Geena Davis, a Hollywood actor, is speaking out against inequality that women face in Hollywood. In 2006, she founded The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, which works “to engage, educate, and influence the need to dramatically improve, gender balance, reduce stereotyping and create diverse female characters in entertainment.” In an interview with The Guardian, the actress talks about her experience in the industry. Back in the late 80s and early 90s, she got to play iconic characters, but while she thought her roles could help inspire change, they didnt. Davison, H., & Burke, M. (2002, March 19). Sex Discrimination in Simulated Employment Contexts: A Meta-analytic Investigation. Retrieved November 26, 2015. This study tested hypothesis concerning factors that affect sex discrimination in employment. Those hypothesis that were mainly derived from social psychological readings and stereotyping, predicted that the prominence of job sex-type, and amount of job-relevant information would affect discrimination against female and male applicants. The hypothesis concerning job sex-type and job-relevant information were supported. Female and male job applicants received lower ratings when being considered for an opposite-sex-type job. The research and practice conclusion of the hypothesis are discussed in the article.
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