S03E14 Is Theresa a Sexist Episode?

What constitutes inequity?

When your unbelonging can connect you with other people who feel unbelonging

Gender equity issues not coming up in some leadership trainings

Cultural and country differences in gender equity

Calling out misogynistic jokes - Should I? Context dependent?

"isms" as part of the air we breathe - it's conditioned into us

Creating the system and benefitting from it - are they separate

Unconscious bias that comes out in small ways as a parent

Is awareness enough to change behavior?

If we are all sexist, does that make the word meaningless?

Sexists are actively causing harm...???

Sexism is mostly unintentional - men don't even know it's sexist

What do we call people who are functioning in patriarchy in unconscious ways, but still causing harm?

The myth of meritocracy

Meritocracy - achievement is based solely on your skills

Blind assessments to even things out

Performance review differences between men and women

Transparent data and decisions on manager, causing inequities to even out

Be internally transparent with income differences

Women tend not to negotiate their salaries, but they will negotiate on the behalf of others

Women less likely to nominate themselves for promotions

Asking women to be like men doesn't work

Double bind - not assertive enough, not seen as a leader, too assertive, seen as being bitchy

Anger as a man is okay, being sad/emotional as a man is associated with weakness

Expectations in our gender roles

When there's no problem, there's no data usually

Believing you are objective, makes you more likely to be sexist.

Thinking of the behavior separate from the identity