Inequities in the Organizational Experiences of Women and Men

Bibliographic Data

ID2553595
AuthorsJon Miller (University of Southern California, corresponding author), Sanford Labovitz (University of Calgary), Lincoln Fry
Year1975
Volume54
Issue2
Pages365
Publication date1975-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Forces (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2576640
OpenAlexW4242747805
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Women face consistent disadvantages in their experiences in organizations, as evidenced by inequities in interpersonal attractiveness, social isolation, job satisfaction, and work strain. The question raised is whether these disadvantages are due simply to differences in access to key organizational resources (expertise, professional rank, and authority), or to the advantages men have in realizing their vested interests in the face of competition from women. The vested interest interpretation receives strong inferential support, while the interpretation based on differential access to resources receives little confirmation. The concept of compartmentalized rationality is developed in exploring the implications of the findings

Attractiveness · Competition (biology) · Face (sociological concept) · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Interpretation (philosophy) · Political science · Public relations · Rationality · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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