Blog #2

Of Age, Sex, and Money: Insights from Corporate Officer Compensation on the Wage Inequality
Between Genders
Summary
This source focuses on the Gender gap in corporate settings and specifically focus on corporate
officers in their study. Also in this study, they only focused on two characteristics of CEOs: age and
gender. They found that CEOs pay less money to officers of the opposite gender and the pay gap
increases with the age of the CEO. In essence, statistics show that women are better compensated when
they do not have a job that reports to a male or is headed by an older male. However, the study did show
that the pay gap is not based on personal characteristics, but rather it is set by how well the wage-setter
and the receiver interact.
Analysis
This source provides a lot of statistics as it related to the gender gap in compensation. It also ties
in history, specifically, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how that applies to the situation. There is
also a graph within this source that shows the pay gap decreasing over time, with womens salaries
growing while mens stay the same. This source also gives reasons for the pay gap: that men perform
better, therefore being compensated higher. However, studies show that men and women perform on the
same level in an academic setting. It is also interesting to note that studies show that companies owned by
men are more likely to pay women less.
Reflection
Overall, I enjoyed reading this and I thought it was very interesting. Although the statistics
against women are discouraging, the fact that the gender gap is slowly disappearing because of more
women in the workplace is encouraging. I thought it was very important to know that how much women
get paid is based on the relationship they have with who sets their wage. This contradicts the idea that
women get paid less because they are less productive, or weaker than men.

Newton, David, and Mikhail Simutin. "Of Age, Sex, and Money: Insights from Corporate
Officer Compensation on the Wage Inequality between Genders." Management Science.
61.10 (2015): 2355-2375. Print.

Torrez, Jesse. "Are Women Better At LinkedIn Than Men? " LinkedIn, 9 Sept. 2014. Web. 20 Oct. 2016.

Why the Gap? Determinants of Self-Employment Earnings Differentials for Male and
Female Millennials in the US
Summary
This text is about the pay gap between men and women millennials that are self
employed. The author set out to find what the reasons behind the pay gap within self-employed
millennials was. Specifically, the focus was on why this gap exists between the two groups. This
study found that 40% of women make less than males, but were more likely to have children and
to work from home. Therefore, the same patterns of gender gap in compensation within other
studies was also found in this one with the main reason being having to balance work and family
life.
Analysis
This article focused on a sector of work outside of the normal workplace, compared to the
other sources. So this adds another layer to the argument of gender gap in pay, but for reasons
other than workplace discrimination, since that cannot be argued. This article also talked about
the motherhood wage penalty that labor economists have described. This means that mothers
have lower wages due to less experience, lower productivity than men as well as being
discriminated against in some fashion. This study disproved the motherhood wage penalty within
self-employed millennials, but it did exist in the generations before.
Reflection
This article offered a lot of insight into the differences between pay outside of the
workplace, which is a new angle for which I can use in the research report. It is interesting to see
that being a self- employed mother seems to be a less discriminatory option than working in a
typical business enivornment. It is also interesting that this article focuses on millennials, which
adds another dimension to my research. From other resources, it seems to be that the older
generations have more of a pay gap as well as a traditional mindset when it comes to gender gap
in pay. However, this article focuses on the younger generations and have less of a pay gap.
Simon, Jessica K, and Megan M. D. Way. "Why the Gap? Determinants of Self-Employment
Earnings Differentials for Male and Female Millennials in the Us." Journal of Family and
Economic Issues. 37.2 (2016): 297-312. Print.

Dylan, Scott. "Millennials Choosing Self-Employment Over Job Security." N.p., 12 Dec. 2015.
Web. 20 Oct. 2016.

Networking in the workplace: Implications for women's career development

Summary
This article talks about social capital as it relates to women and their ability to network.
This article also talks about how networking influences gender equality in the workplace and
how that can help women progress in a professional environment. The focus, however, is on
women and what challenges they face compared to men who network. It also mentions ways in
which we can improve this disadvantage, but until then, this will effect women negatively in the
workplace compared to their male colleagues.
Analysis
I think that this article takes a stance against the stereotype that women are not as capable
as men when it comes to networking. Therefore, it outlines the problems, the outcomes, and
possible ways to fix the issue. This text also explains the difficulties women find when trying to
network, in part because they are excluded from the male networks. As a result, female networks
are deemed less effective, but have stronger relationships with each other.
Reflection
I have read many articles that say that women do not get paid as much as men for many
reasons, one of them being unable to network as well. This is an issue that comes up within the
articles I have read that try to explain the pay gap within the field of law. I believe that this
causes a rift between the sexes in all fields of work because women do find it intimidating when
working with men. This article validated the strong need for effective womens initiatives when
it comes to their personal lives.
Wang, Jia. "Networking in the Workplace: Implications for Women's Career Development." New
Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. 2009.122 (2009): 33-42. Print.

Potter, Deanna. "Networking from the In-side Out." Connected Women of Influence, n.d. Web.
20 Oct. 2016.

Women and the Workplace: Applications of a Psychodynamic Theory

Summary
This article talks about how the psychodynamic theory in psychology as it relates to
women in the workplace. Specifically, this article talks about how women are effected by work,
and how that effects their workplace. In using this theory to understand women, this can result in
a better working environment for men and women both. Overall, this article digs deeper into the
psychology of the workplace and how it can be improved through understanding as well as
fostering relationships through empowerment and teamwork.
Analysis
This article is very different from the previous ones that Ive read. Instead of reading an
article with statistics and graphs, there were more words and concepts within this text. In
essence, it read like a textbook, rather than a persuasive article that argues a certain point.
However, it was very informative and offered a different perspective of the psychology of
women in the workplace rather than statistics about women in the workplace.
Reflection
Overall, I thought the article was very informative, although it was not what I was
expecting. The information in this text also offers a deeper perspective on women in the
workplace and how their cognition effects the work environment, rather than how they are not
being paid well. I also thought it was interesting how this text talked about the interaction
between men and women in the workplace as well as how women deal with the patriarchy in a
working environment. I also thought it was interesting how the author insists that that the idea of
work should be re- envisioned because it has not caught up with modern trends and will
ultimately hurt the working environment as a whole.
Fletcher, Joyce K, Judith V. Jordan, and Jean B. Miller. "Women and the Workplace:
Applications of a Psychodynamic Theory." The American Journal of Psychoanalysis. 60.3
(2000): 243-261. Print.

Turner, Caroline. "Women in the Workplace 2015: Is Gender Bias Part of the Story?" The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Oct. 2015. Web. 20 Oct. 2016.