Philosophers' Café: Are Gender Disparities in the Workplace a Problem?

The Philosophers' Café is a public forum in which community members discuss interesting contemporary issues in a relaxed and informal setting. Dr. April Bleske-Rechek will lead the discussion. Here is the abstract:

Beginning with some data on persistent gender disparities in the workplace and data from my lab on people’s reactions to various gender disparities, we can discuss a variety of questions: which gender disparities do we as a society tend to worry about, and which disparities tend to go unnoticed? What are the possible causes of gender disparities in job representation, and which of those are presumed to be the primary causes of different types of disparities (e.g., male-dominated vs female-dominated jobs)? Should our final goal be gender parity in representation for all jobs? If only some jobs, which ones? When in tension, how do we reconcile societal concern for group parity with concern for individual choice?

Join us for some fun discussion! Everyone is welcome!

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