Second Generation Bias: A Subtle but Powerful Presence
Deeply embedded and frequently unconscious cultural and organizational biases can be challenged both through small "wins" and by establishing policies that take a whole-organization rather than a women-only approach. Second-generation gender bias is making its way into the lexicon of women's workplace issues as a subtle, covert, and at times unintentional, phenomenon that thwarts women's power and potential. ... Brian Rubineau, Ph.D., assistant professor of organizational behavior at º«¹úÂãÎè's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal, says changing the internal workings of an organization is extremely difficult because solutions must be multilayered. "Trying to focus on one (issue) at a time results in very little progress," says Dr. Rubineau, who had studied workplace inequality for 13 years. "Many mechanisms combine to create inequality in the workplace."
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