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> finance and sales Weird that jobs with performance bonuses are the largest gap — but that perhaps suggests that the cause isnt sexism in the workplace, but y
by zmgsabst 2y ago
> finance and sales
Weird that jobs with performance bonuses are the largest gap — but that perhaps suggests that the cause isnt sexism in the workplace, but yet more confounders they didn’t account for.
- Sabinus 2y agoI think the orthodox Left response to this would be that the unseen hand of the patriarchy and general internalised gender roles cause women to hustle less/advocate for recognition of their performance less than men, or for men to overlook their contributions.
- dangerlibrary 2y agoOr that their sales contacts treat women and non-binary folks worse than men. https://www.newsweek.com/male-and-female-coworkers-switched-email-signatures-faced-sexism-566507 https://www.newsweek.com/male-and-female-coworkers-switched-...
- slt2021 2y agosales is literally you-eat-what-you-kill. you get paid % commission on sales regardless of your gender. There are so many sales people nobody would actually bother creating a separate pay grade for women and separate for men (and it would be highly unethical and illegal ofc)
- wombatpm 2y agoFor new business. But what about managing existing accounts, or renewals
- dangerlibrary 2y agoDid you perhaps respond to the wrong comment? This is in no way responsive to what I wrote.
- stubish 2y agoWho gets handed the best leads to the biggest fish? The people perceived as the best deal closers. Perceived. This is where you can hide the most sexism, along with other confounders, yes.
- tightbookkeeper 2y agoAnd every other human social bias: attractiveness, confidence, loyalty, etc. You can’t point to gender and say that’s the clear and overwhelming bias.