galesofnovember:

The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the “Female” Professions

This is a super important primary source to have in your life.

It is double important if you want to take on the dreary and unfunny task of talking to whiny men who like to throw temper tantrums on the internet about how feminists oppress them.

The whole article is very readable and interesting,  but here are two important summary conclusions:  

” men [in traditionally feminine fields] are given fair—if not preferential—treatment in hiring and promotion decisions, are accepted by supervisors and colleagues, and are well-integrated into the workplace subculture. Indeed, subtle mechanisms seem to enhance men’s position in these professions—a phenomenon I refer to as the “glass escalator effect.”

An additional conclusion is the men do face stigma when they enter traditionally feminine fields but that this stigma actually benefits men because it pushes them into more “acceptable” professions that are higher pay and higher status.  For example,  a male kindergarten teacher will be “stigmatized” into being made assistant principal, or  a male social worker will be stigmatized into becoming a supervisor, policy maker or researcher and in both cases this is likely to propel them over more qualified women. 

galesofnovember:

The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the “Female” Professions

This is a super important primary source to have in your life.

It is double important if you want to take on the dreary and unfunny task of talking to whiny men who like to throw temper tantrums on the internet about how feminists oppress them.

The whole article is very readable and interesting,  but here are two important summary conclusions:  

” men [in traditionally feminine fields] are given fair—if not preferential—treatment in hiring and promotion decisions, are accepted by supervisors and colleagues, and are well-integrated into the workplace subculture. Indeed, subtle mechanisms seem to enhance men’s position in these professions—a phenomenon I refer to as the “glass escalator effect.”

An additional conclusion is the men do face stigma when they enter traditionally feminine fields but that this stigma actually benefits men because it pushes them into more “acceptable” professions that are higher pay and higher status.  For example,  a male kindergarten teacher will be “stigmatized” into being made assistant principal, or  a male social worker will be stigmatized into becoming a supervisor, policy maker or researcher and in both cases this is likely to propel them over more qualified women.