Sexism in the workplace = $$
Apparently the Man’s Man is raising the bar on sexism in the workplace… and there’s data to back in up. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Florida, chauvinistic men earn an average of $14K more per year than their male colleagues.
Nearly 13,000 men and women were interviewed over a 26 year period, and were asked a variety of questions about their views on gender and roles, both at home and in the workplace. Among the questions: Should women stay home and cook and clean? Does marrying a working woman result in juvenile delinquency? Should men should be the sole breadwinners? The results were interesting, if not completely backward. Men who answered in sexist ways were deemed “traditional” by employers, and were viewed as more shrewd negotiators.
The full study can be downloaded here (warning: PDF link)
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