SOCIOL 2V06 Study Guide - Homosociality
9 Apr 2013
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In kanter"s book, she says the only way to increase the percentage of women in managerial positions is to have a shock hit the system of homosocial reproduction. If change is going to occur, it has to come from outside of organizations, jolts that force corporations that change their ways. Companies these days are really concerned that women are going to file discrimination charges against them; this is an external factor. This will cause the corporation tons of money, so they start hiring female managers. The other reason is because companies care about their reputation. They care about their legitimacy, what people think about them, what stockholders think about them, etc. therefore they hire more women. Conformity pressures: if social similarity is so important to us, it"s always on people"s minds in organizations. Example: in lbo, i think you should check espn.
