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In reply to the discussion: "We raise girls to cater to the fragile egos of men." [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)perceive their resumes( in study after study) to be not as good as others when only the name is different. The biggest percentage of hiring manager happen to be white men, and some favor their "own kind" - to the extent that they believe that men like them need more salary (both legislators and business owners have been recently quoted in the news recently saying exactly that) , and to the extent that they may protect their jobs rather than find themselves surrounded by "others". A manger of white dudes may himself feel higher status than a manger of women and minority workers. It is a pervasive attitude in the workplace that is taking a bit too long to die out.
People go to great lengths to justify their prejudices- even ones they aren't aware they have.