Gender Biases Organizational Behavior Presentation

2. Gender bias is inclination or prejudice for or against
one gender, especially in a way considered unfair.
Gender bias occurs because of personal values, perceptions
and outdated, traditional views about men and women.
When the topic of gender bias comes up, it's usually within the
context of women being victims of workplace discrimination

3. • Discrimination in workplace can be in different forms; there
might be multiple grounds of discrimination.
1. Age 7. Race/ Colour
2. Sex, 8. Religion,
3. Disability, 12. Caste and
4. Pregnancy, 13. Ethnicity.
5. National origin
• However, According to a survey made by TeamLease, 48 %
of Indians have faced some kind of discrimination or the
other at the workplace. Most of the biases are based on
gender (25%), age (22%) and caste/religion (18%).

4. • Unequal pay
• Interview questions
• Diminished responsibilities
• Restrooms
• Conversations
• Glass ceilings
• Positional bias
• Terminations
• Outdated views
• Sexual harassment

5. • According to a report by TeamLease, more than 72% of
women feel gender discrimination is still prevalent at
workplace
• Discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy
• 53% of employers don’t provide at least some replacement
pay during periods of maternity leave.
• In 2006 the median weekly earnings of full time working
women was $600 a week compared to $743 for men
• In management jobs was $840 per week compared to $1,154
for men
• In the recent 2008 women’s median weekly earnings were
79.9% of men

7. • Gender discrimination in the workplace leads to an increase in
employee turnover and creates a hostile work environment.
• Gender discrimination also promotes harassment and
possible workplace violence.
• Discrimination leads to psychological and emotional
disturbance, resulting in descend in performance standard.
• Gender bias in organization also widen the socio-economic
inequalities.
• Lost Productivity
• Gender Discrimination Comes at a Cost to Employers
• Gender Discrimination Promotes Inefficient Hiring
• Gender Discrimination Can Give Employers a Bad Rap