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G_j

(40,367 posts) Sat Aug 30, 2014, 02:32 PM Aug 2014

It’s a scenario that could be straight out of a textbook on gender bias: [View all]

http://m.fastcompany.com/3034895/strong-female-lead/the-one-word-men-never-see-in-their-performance-reviews

THE ONE WORD MEN NEVER SEE IN THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

BY KATHLEEN DAVIS

“Jessica is really talented, but I wish she’d be less abrasive. She comes on too strong.” Her male counterpart? “Steve is an easy case, smart and great to work with. He needs to learn to be a little more patient, but who doesn’t?”

These statements, uttered by an engineering manager who was preparing performance reviews, were the catalyst for linguist Kieran Snyder to see if she could quantify the double standards in the way male and female employees are evaluated.

In a report for Fortune.com, she collected 248 performance reviews from 28 companies from large technology corporations to small startups. The reviews came from 180 male and female managers.

via. Fortune.com
Perhaps unsurprisingly critical feedback was doled out in a much higher ratio to women: 58.9% of men’s reviews contained critical feedback, while an overwhelming 87.9% of the reviews received by women did.

Not only did women receive more criticism in their performance reviews, it was less constructive and more personal. For example, the critical feedback men received was mostly geared toward suggestions to develop additional skills:

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It’s a scenario that could be straight out of a textbook on gender bias: [View all] G_j Aug 2014 OP

Holy crap leftstreet Aug 2014 #1

i am told often, and regulary i am abrasive for simply speaking. kinda like that sentence seabeyond Aug 2014 #6

I hear all the time, from men - "meh, this is BIZNISS!!! Look, it's just BIZNISS!" calimary Aug 2014 #11

it is still funny, even true. we have lived it a lifetime and know what we are talking about. seabeyond Aug 2014 #12

Sadly not surprising. Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #2

important lessons G_j Aug 2014 #7

Expect words such as "abrasive", "shrill" and "hysterical" to be applied to Hillary Clinton Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #3

As were done with Sarah Palin in this forum in the past (hysterical was used as funny, not batshit). OnlinePoker Aug 2014 #13

actually I challenge you to find either abrassive or shrill used in relationship to Palin dsc Aug 2014 #18

Challenge accepted OnlinePoker Aug 2014 #21

I know full well Clinton hasn't dsc Aug 2014 #22

looking at your Palin ones dsc Aug 2014 #23

No surprise there. WCLinolVir Aug 2014 #4

gotta bookmark. sounds fascinating. and most women recognize. i gotta read the whole seabeyond Aug 2014 #5

I had to send the link to my husband with the note I had NOT IdaBriggs Aug 2014 #8

At least thirty years ago I read something SheilaT Aug 2014 #9

When women talk 17% of the time, it is considered equality KitSileya Aug 2014 #14

oh so true. so many women's livelihoods, earnings, financial health.... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #10

I prefer identical-resume tests, because everything else is controlled for. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #15

So then, are you refuting the findings given in this OP? Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #16

Please read posts before replying to them. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2014 #19

Muddy Waters. I have seen him live. Have you? It was an excellent concert at a very small venue. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #20

It is unfortunate there was no difference based on the gender of the evaluator Android3.14 Aug 2014 #17