PSY 034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Inter-Parliamentary Union, Glass Ceiling, Gender Role
27 Jul 2016
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Women outnumber men in higher education (bachelor degree or higher 72. 4%, associate degree 70. 6%, some college 62. 3%, >50% doctorates, nearly half of professional degrees) 47%- represent almost half of the u. s. labor force. Are underrepresented in organizations and political system: Hold only 14. 4% of highest titles in the fortune 500. Represent less than 3% of fortune 500 ceos (catalyst, 2011b) Hold only 16. 9% of fortune 500 board seats. 78 of the 435 seats in the u. s. congress = 17. 9%; senate 20% Women of color occupy just 24 seats (center for women and politics, 2011) World average of women"s representation in national legislatures or parliaments is. U. s. ranked 70th out of 188 countries (inter- parliamentary union, march 2009) Only 6. 1% high ranking u. s. women military officers (u. s. dept. of defense) (catalyst, 2013, bureau of labor statistics, 2012) Researchers ignored issues related to gender and leadership until 1970s because women were considered incompetent . Differences between women and men in leadership style.
