The Ultimate Sociology Paper on Stereotypes and Agentic Women Stereotypes surround everyone on a daily basis, whether people are rich, poor, black, white, man or woman. Most often women are stereotyped as being agentic and using “feminine niceness.” Women are often stereotyped/ not liked for having male gendered typed jobs which creates bias. Prescriptive stereotypes against agentic women leads to discrimination towards women in the work force.
In recent studies they found, when women were successful in male typed jobs they were less liked and more personally derogated (Fuchs, Tamkins, Heilman, & Wallen, 2004, p.416). They found that these negative outcomes were only demonstrated towards women when the success was in the area that was distinctively …show more content…
Agentic women are often viewed as not having enough special qualities, which may lead to hiring discrimination due to the “backlash effect” (Rudman, & Glick, 2001, p.743). Women who endeavor leadership positions are often discrimination upon. Women can enact on a public behavior and be liked but not respected or can enact on agentic behaviors and be respected but not liked (Rudman, & Glick, 2001, p.743). Either way women still face bias and discrimination within the work force if they want to portray leadership roles. Leadership roles are most often seen as a male character occupation and therefore women are stereotyped upon for not being able to have the qualifications to do that job. This ultimately leads to that backlash effect in which it results in a woman not being able to be hired due to discrimination. Discrimination due to gendered stereotypes focuses on how perceived sex differences can prevent women from being viewed as leaders. In order to overcome this conflict, it would seem women have to act more like men. If women act like men, they are not liked because it violates gendered stereotypes of what women should act like. Women are ought to be seen as nice and portray niceness within the workforce. Women are always held at a higher standard of niceness and are often stereotyped as being nicer and more agentic than
In recent studies they found, when women were successful in male typed jobs they were less liked and more personally derogated (Fuchs, Tamkins, Heilman, & Wallen, 2004, p.416). They found that these negative outcomes were only demonstrated towards women when the success was in the area that was distinctively …show more content…
Agentic women are often viewed as not having enough special qualities, which may lead to hiring discrimination due to the “backlash effect” (Rudman, & Glick, 2001, p.743). Women who endeavor leadership positions are often discrimination upon. Women can enact on a public behavior and be liked but not respected or can enact on agentic behaviors and be respected but not liked (Rudman, & Glick, 2001, p.743). Either way women still face bias and discrimination within the work force if they want to portray leadership roles. Leadership roles are most often seen as a male character occupation and therefore women are stereotyped upon for not being able to have the qualifications to do that job. This ultimately leads to that backlash effect in which it results in a woman not being able to be hired due to discrimination. Discrimination due to gendered stereotypes focuses on how perceived sex differences can prevent women from being viewed as leaders. In order to overcome this conflict, it would seem women have to act more like men. If women act like men, they are not liked because it violates gendered stereotypes of what women should act like. Women are ought to be seen as nice and portray niceness within the workforce. Women are always held at a higher standard of niceness and are often stereotyped as being nicer and more agentic than