A Double Standard for Women?
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Program 15: "It's All in the Presentation: A Double Standard for Women?"
How receptive is your organization to differences in style and approach? Does your organization use different standards in evaluating male and female employees?
This scenario explores the issues around a presentation given by a woman and by a man. The manager praises the man; the woman is coached for not giving a good presentation. Is it about differences in the presentation, or something else? The issue of race could be an additional factor as the woman is Latina.
CHARACTER NAMES
Juanita Zamora and Jim Smith
KEY LEARNING POINTS
- Understanding how cultural style may impact perceptions of performance
- Developing consistency in coaching employees
- Avoiding double standards in work
- Understanding issues and perceptions of people of different genders
- Developing skills to lead diverse employees
- Gaining awareness of the pitfalls of conformity
