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Gender Differences in Job Experiences. International Opportunities. Mentors. Sponsor. Networks. Task Assigned. Performance Appraisal. Recruiting. Hiring. Promotion. Committee Experience. Awards. Gender Differences in Job Experiences Precision Bicycles.
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Gender Differences in Job Experiences International Opportunities Mentors Sponsor Networks Task Assigned Performance Appraisal Recruiting Hiring Promotion Committee Experience Awards
Gender Differences in Job Experiences Precision Bicycles • Allocation of “stretch” assignments • Assignments requiring relocation • International assignments • Mentors, Networks • Supervision opportunities • Characteristics used to describe performance • Educational qualifications • Honors/Awards received
How to shatter glass ceilings? • Give women highly visible work assignments in operational areas • Ensure training & adequate support to prevent failure which could be used as excuse for not engaging in such efforts. • Match skills to the assignment.
How to shatter glass ceilings? • Conduct at least one women-friendly event for networking with childcare facilities • Engineer a mentoring program • Implement succession planning • Do not assume that women will not accept relocation or international assignments
How to shatter glass ceilings? • Start recruiting women at lower level jobs & ensure progression through the ranks so that they are successful • Manage people’s expectations organizational change effort • Remind people of the learning curve and that such efforts will take time • Make performance rewards contingent on diversity competency
How to shatter glass ceilings? • Include criteria into job description that are inclusive and not discriminatory to certain groups • e.g., include collaborative skills in the job description that are needed for the job and ensure that job descriptions are not gender-biased • Ensure that harassment and discrimination will not be tolerated in the organization & that people are punished for such acts • Ensure that internal job postings positions are known to all – • do not use the grapevine / word of mouth for recruiting