Comments on: What would it mean if women were paid as much as men? http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/04/what-would-it-mean-if-women-were-paid-as-much-as-men/ Better Software / Better World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Liminal states :: Equal Pay Day: Pay Equity and Startups http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/04/what-would-it-mean-if-women-were-paid-as-much-as-men/comment-page-1/#comment-10265 Liminal states :: Equal Pay Day: Pay Equity and Startups Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:44:31 +0000 http://www.qworky.com/?p=364#comment-10265 [...] a problem.  My posts from the last couple years ( #fairpay and Women Don’t Ask and What would it mean if women were paid as much as men?) cover a lot of this, and as always, there’s a lot of great stuff being written — check [...] [...] a problem.  My posts from the last couple years ( #fairpay and Women Don’t Ask and What would it mean if women were paid as much as men?) cover a lot of this, and as always, there’s a lot of great stuff being written — check [...]

]]> By: Remaining Anonymous http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/04/what-would-it-mean-if-women-were-paid-as-much-as-men/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Remaining Anonymous Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:22:55 +0000 http://www.qworky.com/?p=364#comment-256 Mikal, As an experiment a few years ago, I submitted identical resumes, some with male and some with female names, to positions at several different companies. I also took down my resume posted with my real name on job boards and temporarily put up one with a male name in its place. Guess what? The "male" resumes attracted more interest. Granted, this was an unscientific sample because there was no way to submit the exact same resume at the same time, with different names, to the same potential employer. Still, the trend indicates that some stereotypes are so unconscious that even those who believe they do not discriminate (I think most people hold this belief about themselves) might be doing so, without realizing it. Mikal, As an experiment a few years ago, I submitted identical resumes, some with male and some with female names, to positions at several different companies. I also took down my resume posted with my real name on job boards and temporarily put up one with a male name in its place. Guess what? The “male” resumes attracted more interest. Granted, this was an unscientific sample because there was no way to submit the exact same resume at the same time, with different names, to the same potential employer. Still, the trend indicates that some stereotypes are so unconscious that even those who believe they do not discriminate (I think most people hold this belief about themselves) might be doing so, without realizing it.

]]> By: Mikal Lewis http://www.qworky.com/blog/2010/04/what-would-it-mean-if-women-were-paid-as-much-as-men/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Mikal Lewis Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:25:04 +0000 http://www.qworky.com/?p=364#comment-215 I really hope others go out and blog about this topic specifically men. This isn't a "Women's issue" this is an for everyone especially business owners because we can make a difference. I really like the idea of every now and then taking the names off of resumes and having a knowledgeable professional blindly assess where each should be slotted in terms of role and compensation. I think the results on tendencies would be eye opening. I really hope others go out and blog about this topic specifically men. This isn’t a “Women’s issue” this is an for everyone especially business owners because we can make a difference.

I really like the idea of every now and then taking the names off of resumes and having a knowledgeable professional blindly assess where each should be slotted in terms of role and compensation. I think the results on tendencies would be eye opening.

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