Acker, Joan. "Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations." Gender & Society 4,
no. 2 (June 1990): 139-58. Accessed September 12, 2015. http://gas.sagepub.com/content/4/2/139.full.pdf+html.
The author was giving her opinion on how the hierarchy of jobs (i.e. women not being equally represented in high-powered positions) is not gender neutral, but manipulated to give an advantage to males. Her primary audience are people who are curious as to why men dominate influential jobs. The organizational systems innately favors men over women. Some major observations are that the organizational structure is partial toward men because they are seen as dominant over women, and, therefore, men deserve to have higher positions. I see myself using this to argue that the system of promotions is not gender neutral, but, unfortunately, skewed to benefit men.
Barsh, Joanna, and Lareina Yee. "Changing companies’ minds about women." Wordpress. Accessed
September 11, 2015. https://the16percent.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/changing-companies-minds-
about-women/.
The article communicates that women do not hold as many senior offices as men for multiple rooted ideals and thoughts. The primary audience are people who want to make a difference in the number of women holding executive offices. Women are facing obstacles that range from their personal life to societal ideals. The authors looked at the Fortune 500 companies and determined the number of women CEOs. The authors determined that women were treated differently from men, and that is part of the reason they face obstacles. I see how I could use this when I say societal reasons for barriers and exact percentages of women representation.
2015. http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/24/investing/female-ceo-pipeline-leadership/.
The article was written to detail the lack of representation by women in executive positions. The audience are those who are interested in both why women are underrepresented and how change is coming, albeit slowly. There are too few women in prominent positions, but there is hope, especially if legalization helping women is enacted. There were statistics showcasing the unfortunate reality that women only make up 14% of top executives. However, change is coming and the number of women receiving promotions is increasing. I would use this to highlight the low number of women in executive offices, but to also show how progress is being made.
http://cdn.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/articles/2013/03/01/the-absurd-backlash-against-sheryl-sandberg-s-lean-in/jcr:content/image.img.2000.jpg/1364588205690.cached.jpg
Gray, Michael. " The ‘Lean In’ debate: Women in tech speak out." SF Gate. Accessed September 12,
2015. http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2013/03/17/the-lean-in-debate-women-in-tech-speak-out/.
This article shows how technology companies in the San Francisco area feel about women not receiving high-powered positions. The primary audience are people interested in the technology field, one of the largest up and coming fields, and there stance on women in the work force. The goal of a lot of the technology companies is to make it so that CEO, CFO, or COO women are not a deviation, but rather a standard in the hiring process. Three people involved in the technology field were interviewed and their opinions were expressed in the article. The article allows me to see how people personally feel about the men-biased organizational structure. I see myself using quotes from this blog to show how individuals feel about the issue.
Hess, Amanda. "Twitter CEO Speaks Out About His Company’s Woman Problem by Telling a Carrot
Top Joke." Slate. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/10/
07/women_at_twitter_ceo_dick_costolo_responds_to_gender_representation_criticism.html.
Ex-Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, makes a joke about why his company only has one executive officer who is a woman, and she was only just recently hired (when the article was written). The article argues that companies are far behind in hiring women in executive offices, especially in the tech field. Women are poorly represented not just in executive positions, but also in lower positions in the technology fields. The CEO of twitter, a huge technology company, is not overly concerned with having equal or, at least closer to equal, representation. I see myself using this to give a real world example how technology companies are not taking the issue of women representation seriously.
Kristof, Nicholas. "She's (Rarely) the Boss." Twitter. Accessed September 12, 2015.
https://twitter.com/nickkristof/status/295265660970360833.
The tweet is sparking a debate on the controversy of why women are a minority in executive offices. The primary audience are people curious whether it is a social issue or women individually that is the root of the problem. It details the opinion of Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, as to why women just are not holding the same position as men. It is important to open opportunities for women to have high level jobs and for everyone to encourage them. I see myself using Sandberg's direct quotes, but also using Kristof's philosophy of supporting women's quest for power.
Oakley, Judith G. "Gender-Based Barriers to Senior Management Positions: Understanding the
Scarcity of Female CEOs." Journal of Business Ethics 27, no. 4 (October 2000): 321-34. Accessed
September 12, 2015. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25074386?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents.
This article attempts to help the reader understand the stereotypes that persist and hold women back from their highest potential. The audience is geared toward are scholarly people interested in what the gender barriers are that refuse to acknowledge women as equal to men in the work force. There are obstacles in place that are holding women back from executive offices, even though they are gaining substantial ground in middle management positions. Women are underrepresented, and that is caused by both society and women pursuing other opportunities.
Parker, Kim, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, and Wendy Wang. "Women and Leadership Public Says
Women are Equally Qualified, but Barriers Persist." Pew Research Center. 2000. Accessed
September 12, 2015. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/01/14/women-and-leadership/.
The articles explains to the reader the specific barriers holding women back from reaching their potential. The audience are people curious as to what the specific obstacles women must overcome or cause themselves. Society often does not view women the same way as men; therefore, women are held at different standards than men, which makes it harder for them to have obtain executive jobs. Multiple surveys were conducted to find why women are not found in equal numbers in high powered jobs. There are numerous obstacles women need to conquer in order to be as successful as men. I plan to cite the individual survey results to help back up my arguments.
Peck, Emily. "Do You Realize How Few Women CEOs Exist? These Executives Don't." Huffington
Post. Accessed September 11, 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/13/weber-
shandwick-female-ceo_n_7771608.html.
Even though women make up a minority of executive chairs, a lot of people, including executive chairs themselves, think there are a lot more women than there actually are because of a number of factors. The article appeals to people curious about how society views the number of women representation in high powered positions. Women are unknowingly underrepresented in the workplace because the few women CEOs are so highly publicized. Weber Shandwick, a public relations firm, and KRC Research conducted a survey and asked how many women they think are leaders of companies. The surveyors heavily overestimated the number of women in those positions. Women leaders are highly publicized, which exaggerates the real number of them, because they often come in when the company is in dire need of help, a time the media heavily covers. I see myself using this survey as an example to how people think there are more women than there really are in leader positions.
indicator of gender inequality." Reddit. Accessed September 11, 2015.
https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/27lk98/cmv_the_disparity_between_the_
number_of_male_ceos/?.
This discussion argues that women not holding a high percentage of CEO positions is not a matter of feminism. The primary audience are those who want to participate in a debate over whether sexism is to blame for women not being equally represented in executive offices. Sexism is not to blame for the lack of CEO, and it is unclear what they would even be accomplished by having equal representation. It was an opinion piece, so no study was conducted. CEOs are a small majority of people anyway, so it is "data manipulation" to have the argument of men v women representation. I can use this as a new perspective and including discussions of the people who commented on this opinion.
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