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The tally reveals how traditional gender roles and expectations continue to shape societal thinking, with males often holding more influential positions. It highlights disparities in representation, showing that while males are commonly associated with power due to historical advantages, females are increasingly recognized for their achievements. This awareness helps address biases and promote gender equity.

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society thinks that women are weaker then women and the women's job is to stay in the kitchen and stay at home while men should stay out and do work and provide for the family. When in reality women can do so much more then men. Society now is and are now slowly accepting that men and women are both equal.

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self reflection: The tally shows that the majority of society believe men are better than women. It reflects a serious gender stereotype that perservers despite movement toward gender equality. This belief suggests that traditional stereotypes and societal norms continue to influence people's perceptions of gender roles and capabilities.

self awareness: people often link power with money because its a sign of success and control. wealth gives people access to important resources and opportunities, which can make them seem more influential. This idea is also supported by media and society that often show rich people as powerful. However, its good to remember that power can come from other things too, like knowledge, leadership, and social skills, not just money.

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Gender in organizations expert, Professor Kennedy, investigates how women can retain femininity while recognizing its worth and power
By Lacie Blankenship
Jessica A. Kennedy , Associate Professor of Management, is an expert on gender in work organizations; she is known for her research at the intersection of gender, business, ethics, and power. Examples of Kennedy's recent contributions include showing that subordinate men are more likely to engage in sexually harassing behaviors, busting the myth that women are bad negotiators, and shedding light on the unique advantages women bring into negotiations.

In this article, Kennedy answers our questions on gender dynamics and how they are present in the workplace.

What are gender dynamics?

Gender is the socially constructed meaning of biological sex. It's one thing to be male or female, but another to create specific meanings out of biological differences. When our beliefs, expectations, and reactions to a person reflect patterns elicited by gender rather than something specific to the individual and his/her situation, the interpersonal interaction is informed by gender dynamics. For instance, when a man and a woman act identically assertive, but she is seen as less likable than he is, this is a gender dynamic. Or, when a man but not a woman elicits disgust for being a stay-at-home parent, this is a gender dynamic. Typically, gender dynamics refer to people treating men and women differently in ways that affect their power, status, and authority.

How do gender dynamics present in the workplace?

Organizations are intended to be highly rational places focused on completing tasks and achieving goals, with the most task- and socially-competent people in charge because it benefits the group. However, when we introduce gender dynamics, it's a form of irrationality. Women might have a harder time achieving equal pay and authority despite displaying equal skill because gender dynamics distort people's views of women's skill and behavior. That pattern has been the focus of most research to date. However, it's important to note that most of the things that are bad for women are also bad for men. Notions of masculinity have burdened men with a lot of financial pressure and very limited emotional permissions, in essence limiting their humanity and constricting their life opportunities in different ways.

What should workplace leaders consider about gender dynamics?

Leaders drive culture by letting people know what is and isn't acceptable behavior, so step one is making clear that the organization won't tolerate disparate treatment of men and women at work. Generally, more formal, professional environments are better for women than informal ones. Educating people on what typical gendered expectations look like and what to do when they crop up is helpful too. When gender dynamics emerge, people typically think they are just reacting to the person; they don't realize that gender informs their reaction, and that's where knowing the research can help. If you know that women are punished more harshly for small errors, then you can watch for that, or if you know that women are more likely to be criticized when they are task- rather than relationship-focused, then you can call out that pattern and try to consciously correct if it comes up in a group discussion. I also think it's worth noting that creating equal opportunity for people of identical talents has historically been a bipartisan goal. Too often in today's polarized environment, DEI issues are seen as liberal concerns. But to have a stable society, we need to establish upward mobility and equal opportunity. Otherwise, hierarchies become oppressive and unstable.

How do you expect workplace gender dynamics to change in the next 5 years?

Gender categories are expanding, and the theories will have to expand to accommodate the new categories. We don't know a lot yet about what it means to be, say, . I think having people whose gender is more fluid and difficult to pin down will help to disrupt antiquated expectations. However, I'm not sure we have resolved the issue of femininity being devalued generally and in the workplace particularly, and I think more has to be discussed and done to eliminate that pattern. I think that 's work is insightful about the ways that women are expected to be like The Giving Tree in Shel Silverstein's book, giving until they are a stump, so I plan to keep investigating how we can retain femininity while recognizing its worth and power.

What advice do you have for people facing gender dynamics in their workplace?

I would recommend speaking up in a rational, curious, moderate way about what you see and what you need. For instance, if your review contained comments you thought were gendered, say so, in a respectful way, like, "When you said I am good with clients but not that technical, I was surprised because I did X, Y, and Z on the technical side this year." Or if someone isn't using your title, say, "I notice that you call Dr. X by his title but me by my first name. Why is that? I would prefer to go by my title too." Don't just sit and stew on the unfairness or vent to third parties. It's great if a friend or mentor can speak up about the issue too, but we need to practice having difficult conversations and giving people the chance to learn from our perspectives. Retaining our voice can help maintain a sense of agency. Suffering in silence is the worst and will burn you out. Acknowledging the fear and anxiety caused by any historical experiences where we were treated unfairly can help keep the emotion levels moderate. We want to react to situation, not the sum of all our past experiences with the issue. That's our responsibility, and why speaking up sooner is better. Yes, it feels risky, but that's what genuine relationships require.

Speaking up with specific suggestions about how to change structures before issues arise is a great idea too. We can suggest solutions like asking all the job candidates identical questions in identical order, removing names from the resumes, or buying software to review for pay disparities. One meta-analysis found that the gender pay and promotion disparity across situations was 14x larger than the performance disparity, so reward pay is really an issue.

When you face really overt bias, not just more subtle, unintended bias, then I say that it's like an abusive relationship - don't try to fix them; get yourself out, and take care to heal yourself by correcting false, negative beliefs about yourself that they might have instilled. I think it's best to assume good intentions where you can, but when you have clear evidence to the contrary, don't wait around letting discrimination sap your motivation. Move on before the situation gets too damaging.

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Gender in organizations expert, Professor Kennedy, investigates how women can retain femininity while recognizing its worth and power

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Self reflection: Our society thinks about bad things about genders. For example, boys say that they are stronger than girls, or they say that girls should only belong in the kitchen, and more bad things. They don't think about the similar things girls can do that boys can

Self awareness: Our society thinks that money equals power. For example, people think the rich people (especially men) have better control over people.

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Males and wealthy people are often seen as more powerful because of long-standing societal norms and systems. Historically, men have been given more leadership roles, making them more visible in positions of power. Wealth also plays a big role; having money often means more opportunities and influence. Both of these factors contribute to the perception that men and rich people are more powerful.

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Society has embedded into peoples mind that men cant do what women can and women cant do women can do. Like how people think men are more powerful in terms as power both physically and economically. But nowadays women are getting more rights and receiving equal rights such as equal pay. Improvement has taken place in society how engineering is known as a male dominated career but now many females are entering the field.

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1.The words gender roles meaning like woman had to be in the kitchen and men cant cry or other stuff which creates a negative impact on society.

2.People with fans, money, hard working job has the most power to manipulate the world of there own thinking cause there famous and freely out spoken.

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western society favours men more then women. We talked about how the thinking in society is gender biased and favors people who have wealth. Money and gender are the factors that contribute to our societys thinking. We often associate power with the wealthy, men, and white people. we associate people of power with cultural icons, politicians, etc.

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Society has made us think that women are weaker than men therefore they cant do certain jobs.

Society also mainly associates people with money and power giving us the idea that people with more money have more power.

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self reflection: our society has become very negative and many people now have the stereotypical thoughts like, "boys can't cry" or "girls have to work in the kitchen" and it has effected our society in negative way because now many younger people are insecure and are stuck to phrases and thoughts that they should not be following.

self awareness: i most associate power with Allah (SWT) and my parents. Allah because he is creator of all things and my parents because they can take away anything of mine and are in control of most things in my life

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1. Our social thinking often reveals basic habits, and values. our cultural and stereotypical tendencies towards rivalry and uniqueness as well as social biases and inequities can limit possibility to many.

2. People with great economic, political, or social influence are normally linked with power because they have the ability to direct resources, manipulate the publics opinion, and modify decisions. Power is usually associated with wealth since wealth offers access to assets and possibilities. Because of their profound effects on society, social influencers and political leaders are viewed as powerful figures.

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1. Our society often follows gender stereotypes, showing more men in power. This reflects a bias that men are more suited for leadership, while women face unfair stereotypes that limit their opportunities.

2. Our society mostly associate power with wealthy people believing they have more control. Wealth often offers access to important positions and decision making roles, which reinforces the idea that power and money go hand in hand.

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Our thinking in society is mostly negative. Most people is society think negatively about different aspects of life. People who have power use it it many ways and, I'm sure you can guess; They use it in terrible/negative ways. In society women are always negatively looked down upon, they are shown in weak position sand the stereotypes are to a point where you question what our roles as women actually are. This brings back to power and who we associate it with. Men. Who workouts? Men. Who is stronger? Men. Who is a better fighter? Men. Who is more dominant? Men. Do you see the word women here? This is because men spoke about women, they are the first to implant the rules about how we as women to act.

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alysar- Our society often associate men with power. Its a response that has become an answer due to stereotyping. In our society, people think that men are superior and are considered stronger than women or those rich and more powerful then the poor. They believe girls cant do what men do and if they can it wont be as good. This negative way of thinking by adults has concluded in younger children following the stereotypes of gender and inequality. I myself associate my parents with power. Maybe not physical power but mentally. They think brightly and learn from situations to make them more powerful. Majority of our society doesnt think like this and think of it as men vs women. Dujanah- 1- In our society men often call women weak and think that most things boys can do girls cant but nowadays that is not ture as women are solowy gaining there rights.

2- In our society money is power most people with power have money thats why most pople say the goverment has so much power whcih they do cause they take our money the greedy little. The goverment has mostly men in it and thats why so people say men are better but i dont think so cause women are great and a lot of women work and still have time to cook, clean, take care of there house and still look after there family thats why women are more powerful.

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self-reflection: our society thinks that women are weak and men are powerful and can a lot of things that woman can't do. but now days woman and men and getting more rights and starting to become equal as the men.

self-awareness: we mostly associate power with government because they have more money and they are in control of the society.

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Self Reflection: Our society has a negative thoughts about gender & what they can & can't do. For example, men are strong & muscly and women are weak & shy. They have a fixated ideology and is a bit difficult to change.

Who We Most Associate With Power & Why: The person I associate with power the most is multinational Investment Companies like Black Rock and big banks like J.P.MORGAN. They own majority of world's assets and investments and can do anything they want to with the money. They have sooooooo much money and they rule the world and they deal with money.

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Self Reflection:

In the simplest terms, the tally reveals that it has been instilled into us, that women are weaker than men, and that is what the world around us has created and molded our interests in to.

Self Awareness:

We most often associate people with freedom to be people with power, because they are almost always able to do as they please, though that power does come with responsibility, those who can tackle and balance that responsibility are also powerful.

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Society follows the concept of gender roles and inequality. Society engraved this idea in our minds that men can't do what women do and women can't do what men do.

We often associate people with money, wealth and status with power. However, for a women no matter how rich or high she stands in social hierarchy would often never be associated with power

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1. Our society follows the stereotypes of men and women. Society says that men are powerful, strong and have to work; whereas women are weak and have to stay at home and do chores.

2. Society makes men seem more powerful than women but women are slowing getting their rights back. I think that men and women are equal and should not be discriminated against each other.

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Self-reflection: The stereotypes in society affects our thinking drastically as these stereotypes are portrayed almost everywhere; media, movies, talk shows, or from family and friends. This indicates that the thinking in our society is not done with much logic and reasoning. Self Awareness: I most often associate men with power due to their domination in a lot of work fields, how they are biologically stronger than women and the attitudes i believe most men have.

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Self-Awareness: Women are becoming more aware of their own strength and authority in the modern world, despite what society teaches us—women are weak and men are wealthy and powerful. Power is typically associated with high-status individuals such as politicians, CEOs, and celebrities. This is due to their extensive control and influence over matters that have an impact on a large number of individuals. Their wealth, status, or public recognition give them an air of power in our eyes.

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1. Society think that women are weaker than men and that men can do many things in which women cannot. However now, women are getting more rights and are slowly becoming equal.

2. Society often associates people with money with power. So those with more money have more power. Also that women have less power than men. And that men have the power over women.