1. Discrimination in the Work World By: Lorena Robertson

2. Background Discrimination against one gender has been going for most of human existence. Discrimination has been increasing in the work world and not just against one gender, but both have been a victim to this crime. It is hard to study gender discrimination in the work world because of all the variables that take place. If you look at the legal system you can see many cases of gender discrimination brought on by both genders. Studies by Koeske, Gary F., Krowirski W. (2004) and Philip N., & Huffman M. (2008) are ways to study the discrimination on gender based on salary. The best studies use equations or computer generated software to calculate all the variables that can take place in the act of discrimination.

3. Hypothesis Women and men are both discriminated against in the work world. Men are discriminated in specified job fields and women are discriminated in other specified job fields. From the research conducted the hypothesis has turned into discrimination happens to both genders, but in separate fields of work. The discrimination is based on salary earned.

4. Methods Koeske, Gary F., Krowinski W., (2004) used three different ways of looking at gender discrimination in the work world. First, classical regression, looked at men and women’s salaries through out the entire process and took into account all of the variables that could possibly come for salary difference, experience on the job each gender had, the job role, interaction each gender had with the job role, and experience of job before the gender entered into hierarchical for a the job. After that it compared the average income for men and women. Second method separated men and women in the comparison until the end results. It looked at these variables, job experience, job role, practice area, MSW specialization and employment area, fixed the salary variance for men and women. Then comparing their average income. The last method, looked more into the past and the path individuals take to obtain the job to then determine why there was a salary difference with men and women.

5. Subjects This study look at a random group of social workers from Philadelphia. Out of the 608 social workers that were asked to complete the survey only 359 responded. Out of that 359 74 percent were females. This made it harder to get a fair comparison (Koeske, Gary F., Krowinski W., 2004).

6. Results The first part of the survey fist came to the conclusion that men made about 3,000 more . Then after a second analysis it said that salary was more general and not gender discriminated. The second fold came to the conclusion that more times women were discriminated against, but in some lines of work men were also discriminated against too. The third part of the study said that women were discriminated against, but that it was due to them not having a direct paths to jobs in social work (Koeske, Gary F., Krowinski W., 2004).

7. Conclusion More women are discriminated against at work than men are. Although in some lines of work men have a smaller salary than women do. It is hard to judge the discrimination one get in the work world because of all the variables that take place.

8. References Kimmel, Michael. 2008. The Gendered Society, Third Edition. Bostson, Massachusetts. Allynand Bacon, Pearson. Koeske, Gary F., and William J. Krowinski. "Gender-Based Salary Inequity in Social Work: Mediators of Gender's Effect on Salary." Social Work 49.2 (2004): 309-317. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. Cohen, Philip N., and Matt L. Huffman. "Occupational Segregation and the Devaluation of Women's Work across U.S. Labor Markets." Social Forces 81.3 (2003): 881-908. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 8 Feb. 2010.