PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Acquaintance Rape, Male Privilege, Trans Woman
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Despite legislation that prohibits gender discrimination in employment and educational programs, gender differences in organizational and interpersonal power continue to limit women"s advancement in the workplace. Men, especially white men, continue to have greater access to economic and political resources than women do continue to outnumber women at high levels of management and in political office and own most of the wealth. Strong commitment from an organization"s top management can help create a culture that promotes the advancement of young women. Men continue to hold more interpersonal power relative to women; tend to have more control over a couple"s activities on dates and more influence in marriage. Women would benefit by having a greater voice in dating decision making and a more balanced division of household labor. Because both rape and domestic violence are due to male dominance, shared interpersonal power would go a long way in reducing this violence.
