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Men perceive less gender bias than women in the Utah workplace — what can we do about it? |
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| | Is there a common thread of gender bias present throughout Utah's professional landscape? It depends on who you ask. The Utah Women and Leadership Project recently conducted a study that presented Utahns with statements about different types of gender bias in the workplace — such as salary inequality, exclusion and harassment — and asked them to rate their level of agreement about how often they see gender biases in their profession. In most categories, the majority of women agreed. Men, however, agreed much less. The study suggests that this disparity in perception of workplace gender bias may be a foundational factor in letting the problem continue — if more men were aware of unequal treatment, they might be able to change their habits. |
Read more about the study on gender bias in Utah's workplace. |
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