Gender and Diversity in the
Workplace
AECO 380
Dr. Jennifer VanGilder
How can you find…or avoid me??
• Where am I?
– BDC 230
• How to contact me…
– 664-2026 or jvangilder@csub.edu
– www.csub.edu/~jvangilder
• Office Hours…
– MWF 10:00am – 11:00am
– MW 1:00pm – 2:00pm
– By appointment
Diversity Programs
• Helpful or harmful?
– As public awareness increases so does the number of
programs initiated
• Oversimplification of the issue can intensify existing
problems
– Example: We “encourage” firms to hire more minorities
• Result: Discrimination against majority members
The Challenge
• To create justice and respect between
groups of people and between individuals
at a time when global migrations have
intensified and new community situations
have emerged.
• Teach people how to work together
Objectives
• Address issues of labor market
discrimination
• Examine the economic and societal impacts
of differential treatment
• Address views from individual,
organizational, and societal levels
• Evaluate public policies created to “help”
these societal problems
Attendance Policy
Two phrases to live by:
I.
If you don’t want to be here…we don’t want
you here
II. If you don’t plan on staying the entire
time…don’t come
Textbooks
• Handbook of Gender and Work
– Gary Powell (1999)
• Printout of slides for class
• Workplace Diversity
– Alfrieda Daly (1998)
• Diversity: Gender, Color & Culture
– Philomena Essed (1996)
• The Economics of Women, Men and
Work
– Francine Blau et al. (1998)
Exams and Paper
• Midterm
– Monday May 1st
• Paper
– Friday May 26th at 1:30 pm
• Final
– Wednesday June 7th 2:00pm – 4:30pm
In-Class Activities
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Case Studies
Videos
Group Projects
Discussion
• No make-up activities without a compelling
reason with supporting certification
Group 1 Group Group
2
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Group
4
Ryan
Bergman
Robert
Chan
Vardges
Gasparyan
Kory
Hangos
Group 1 Group 2
Sarah
Huston
Zuzana
Iler
Eduardo
Perez
Jared
Lesser
Sandra Cruz Christina
Vasquez
Michael
Lightfoot
Joshua
McClure
Ana
Montoya
Blake
Nettleton
Santiago
Meza
Daniel
Houghtaling
Kimberly
Ley
Ashleigh
Yochum
Jordan
Shwora
Marco
Ruelas
Laurel
Sandlin
Shelly
Richmond
Paper
• You have been hired as a consultant by XYZ
corporation. Your job is provide an economic analysis
in the form of a memorandum of a current event that
this firm is experiencing (ie. discrimination charge,
reorganization, sexual harassment charge, etc.).
– The report must not exceed five pages in length
– Article published between October 1, 2005 and February 1,
2006 The report must be completed by May 26th at 1:30 pm
– Each day the report is late will result in a reduction of 10%
the student can potentially receive for the paper.
– If the report is turned in by May 19th at 1:30 pm you will
receive a 5% bonus on the paper.
– If the report is turned in by May 12th at 1:30 pm you will
receive a 10% bonus on the paper
Grade Breakdown
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Midterm …………………….. 30%
In-class activities……………15%
Term paper ………………… 20%
Final Examination………….. 35%
Other stuff
• Academic Dishonesty
• Classroom Conduct
• Disabilities
In-class activity #1
• Do we stereotype, generalize or make
inaccurate assumptions?
• What are the first three things that come to
mind with the given words?
Generalizations, Stereotypes, and
Assumptions
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diversity
feminine
discrimination
masculine
culture
Affirmative Action
Stereotype examples
• All boys are better at sports than girls.
• Italians only eat spaghetti.
• The only thing African Americans can do is play
sports.
• Only gay people get AIDS.
• All Mexican Americans are in gangs.
• All Asians are good at math.
• All blondes are dumb.
• Other examples???? Does the media play a
part?
In-class activity 2
• Is stereotyping always a bad thing?
• Airport Security CFH: Privacy vs. Protection
“The Case of Racial Profiling”
• Questions to address:
– What is the rational for profiling?
– What are the pros/cons of this profiling?
– Is there such a thing as people who are “obviously
no threat”?