Episode #40: Gender Equality in Higher Ed Work

Show Notes

What Are Your Solutions for Gender Equality at Work in Higher Ed? 

In episode no. 40 of the #InVinoFab pod, Laura & Patrice reflect on hiring, promotion, and performance reviews in our workplace settings. As both are working in higher education, they share a bit about how to make gender equality is a solvable problem in our work in higher education-- as we listen to the recent episode of the #Solvable Podcast: Episode - Gender Equality  in the Workplace IS #Solvable https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/solvable/solvable-video-series/gender-equality-workplace-solvable/

Gender #Equality in the #workplace is #Solvable. By shifting the narrative around women in the workplace through changing policy and attitudes, @Katja_Iversen argues that we can end the gender gap in corporate #leadership.

How to remove the gender biases from hiring, promotion, and performance reviews in higher ed:

• Establish a diverse perspective on your hiring committees to review the job description and review candidates
• Be intentional with the job requirements -- what is necessary, needed, or preferred?
• Remove the name and/or identifiers of the individual off the job application  
• For applications, instead of asking for a CV or Resume, ask the candidates to solve a problem related to the professional role and job itself
• Performance reviews should establish professional goals, learning opportunities, and ways for growth within the role/workplace
• For interviews, ensure there are a specific set of questions for all candidates so they are comparable; it’s more than just a bit of a chat 
• Structure into the merit and talent acquisition process
• Create metrics to measure performance/talent to remove the charismatic, confident personality in the interview 

Unconscious bias research:

• To move away from stereotypes related to gender
• We need to fix the structures -- not just more mentoring, training, etc.
• Merit structure and how performance is measured
• Meet the need of family issues and considerations for working
• Work-life flexibility for all to help eliminate the “mommy” track or other biases 

#InVinoFab Recommended Reads:

• Unconscious Bias: what is it and what can be done to eliminate it? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/02/unconscious-bias-what-is-it-and-can-it-be-eliminated 
• Witty Women Are Less Likely to Get Promoted Than Men https://psmag.com/social-justice/workplace-humor-beneficial-for-men-detrimental-for-women
• Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? https://hbr.org/2013/08/why-do-so-many-incompetent-men

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