the women math teachers were always graded as less authoritative, students questioning their knowledge and ability, etc.
after we dig out from underneath this crazy mess - sonshine moved back in, so the place is a disaster - i will look this article up. it was part of a series of studies a mentor in grad school had put together to address the way women are perceived as being less powerful, authoritative, etc. in the classrom when they use "egalitarian" methods whereas men aren't.
I know, back when I interviewing laid off managers from the downsizings of the mid-90s that they experienced much the same in the business world.
At 04:21 PM 5/4/2012, Wojtek S wrote:
>[WS:] I think women in positions of authority (such as teachers) often
>face the threat of not being taken seriously and tend to resort to
>formal procedures to maintain their authority. My wife often tells me
>about teachers eagerly using disciplinary means against even mildly
>disruptive students instead of trying to de-escalate the situation.
>However, de-escalating means abandoning the authority position and
>developing a more personal relationship with the student, which
>carries a substantial risk of being altogether dismissed or even
>attacked. So it is a lose-lose situation: if she tries to play by the
>formal rules she is seen as a bitch, if she tries to be develop more
>personal approach she is dismissed as being "too feminine." Sticking
>to formal rules and authority structures at lest gives her some backup
>which she otherwise does not have. So the reaction of your colleague
>is hardly surprising - she could hardly afford giving up the only
>defense she h
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