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Men, Women, and Gender Rules at Work
Dr. Alexis Smith Washington — Spears School of Business Senior Inclusion Officer, Associate Professor of Management and William S. Spears Chair of Business Administration
A great deal of media and research attention has been paid to women’s issues in business, including but not limited to the continuing pay gap, women’s absence from STEM fields and upper echelons of business man - agement, and the elusive balance between work and family. Reality check: It’s not all about women. Both men and women are subject to a number of gender roles, pre- scriptions about appropriate and inappropriate characteristics, styles, and behaviors for men and women. In some cases, gender rules have been useful for society, however, as men and women increasingly cooperate alongside one another, some gender roles limit both collaboration and growth. This seminar uncovers the bases of these gender roles including organizational culture, myths about men and women, work-life imbalances, and continuing forms of sexism that harm both men and women. The discussion closes with some individual and organizational remedies for easing tensions caused by restrictive gender rules and advancing the development of both men’s and women’s skills, excellence, and career success. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Management and the Center for Executive and Professional Development in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. Participants earn 0.1 to 0.2 con- tinuing education units (CEUs) upon completion of this seminar.
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