Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified:
It’s not because they lack confidence.
This is a REALLY INTERESTING article not only from a career standpoint, but also when it comes to looking at differences between how men and women are socialized and treated in the workforce.
The chart breaking down the differences in men’s vs. women’s reasons for not applying to jobs is only the beginning. (Plus, there’s a flat-out lampooning of the old saw, “women need to have more confidence in themselves.”) It immediately moves on to what this means for what people understand about the hiring process:
In other words, people who weren’t applying believed they needed the qualifications not to do the job well, but to be hired in the first place. They thought that the required qualifications were…well, required qualifications. … What held them back from applying was not a mistaken perception about themselves, but a mistaken perception about the hiring process.
And THEN it delves even further:
First, it’s likely that due to bias in some work environments, women do need to meet more of the qualifications to be hired than do their male counterparts. For instance, a McKinsey report found that men are often hired or promoted based on their potential, women for their experience and track record.
The comments are also a better-than-average read, with many professional women speaking about their experiences—and a few men with some interesting thoughts.
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