Do you think that being young or attractive would affect this much?
Because I kind of have to admit (to my shame) that women who are more plain-looking or older are much easier to take seriously. Like, if I see an introverted/unexpressive girl with braces and bad ache, I'll tend to treat her more the way I'd treat another guy, and be more likely to put her to work on something difficult or assume she knows her stuff.
Whereas if I see a more attractive girl, I'll tend to wonder if the boss just hired her because of her looks, and also wonder if she's going to be a distraction to all the other guys and force the few of us that can focus on work with a cute girl around to do all the work by ourselves until the needier guys get "used" to her.
I try to catch myself... but that's kind of how being around a female co-worker can feel. At least, for me... I don't know if most guys struggle with the same biases I do or not.
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Do you think that being young or attractive would affect this much?
Because I kind of have to admit (to my shame) that women who are more plain-looking or older are much easier to take seriously. Like, if I see an introverted/unexpressive girl with braces and bad ache, I'll tend to treat her more the way I'd treat another guy, and be more likely to put her to work on something difficult or assume she knows her stuff.
Whereas if I see a more attractive girl, I'll tend to wonder if the boss just hired her because of her looks, and also wonder if she's going to be a distraction to all the other guys and force the few of us that can focus on work with a cute girl around to do all the work by ourselves until the needier guys get "used" to her.
I try to catch myself... but that's kind of how being around a female co-worker can feel. At least, for me... I don't know if most guys struggle with the same biases I do or not.
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