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New research out of Yale University suggests that the quieter women are in the workplace, the more likely they are to be perceived as competent. That’s all fine and dandy, but the exact opposite was found to be true for men.
Hi, I’m Bailey Mosier. This is your EmpowHER HER Daily Dose.
New research out of Yale University suggests that the quieter women are in the workplace, the more likely they are to be perceived as competent. That’s all fine and dandy, but the exact opposite was found to be true for men.
Researchers asked 156 subjects to read an article about a fictional chief executive who was either a talkative man, quiet man, talkative woman or quiet woman. The subjects were then asked to rate the executive's competence on a seven-point scale. The talkative woman was ranked almost one point lower in competency compared to the talkative male and the quiet woman was ranked one point higher in competency than a quiet male.
Researchers aren’t sure if this is evidence that sexism in the workplace still exists, because while this study singles women out for being too talkative, other studies found that quiet supervisors – male or female – are more competent leaders because they’re more likely to listen carefully to suggestions and support employees' efforts to be proactive.
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