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Advancing Women in IT: Recognizing Unconscious
Gender Bias
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.Associate Vice President &
Deputy Chief Information Technology Officer
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Researchers
Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
Leanne Dzubinski, Ph.D.
Amber Stephenson, Ph.D.
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Higher Ed Tech Leadership Gender Gap
22% 26%
78% 74%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
CIOs Aspiring CIOs
2017 Higher Education Tech Leaders
Women Men
Reference: 2017 Higher Education Technology Leadership Study, Wayne Brown, Center for Higher Education CIO Studies, Inc.
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EqualismAll human beings regardless of any socially defined identity category are of equal value and deserve equal access, treatment, rights, opportunity, and freedom in all realms of society
(Diehl & Dzubinski, 2016)
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Unconscious Bias
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Sense-making
Unconscious Bias
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“Barriers arising from cultural beliefs about gender as well as workplace structures, practices, &patterns of interaction that inadvertently favor men” (Ely et al, 2011)
Unconscious Gender Bias
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SocietalControl of Women’s Voices
Cultural Constraints on Women’s Own Choices
Gender Stereotypes
Gender Unconsciousness
Leadership Perceptions
Scrutiny
OrganizationalDevaluing of Communal Practice
Discrimination
Exclusion from Informal Networks
Glass Cliff
Lack of Mentoring
Lack of Sponsorship
Lack of Support
Male Gatekeeping
Male Organizational Culture
Organizational Ambivalence
Queen Bee Effect
Salary Inequality
Tokenism
Two-Person Career Structure
Unequal Standards
Workplace Harassment
IndividualCommunication Style Constraints
Conscious UnconsciousnessPersonalizing
Psychological Glass CeilingWork-Life Conflict
Gender Barriers
Diehl & Dzubinski, 2016https://goo.gl/SIGrRe
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Control of Women’s Voices
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Cultural Constraints on Women’s Own Choices
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Gender Unconsciousness
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Leadership Perceptions
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Devaluing of Communal Practice
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Glass Cliff
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Organizational Ambivalence
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Male Gatekeeping
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Conscious Unconsciousness
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Personalizing
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Queen Bee Effect
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Psychological Glass Ceiling
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What can be done?
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Fix the women
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Celebrate differences
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Create equal opportunity
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Revise work culture
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What does revising work culture look like?
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Some ideas
Learn about bias
Teach others
Be a workplace ally
Give women credit
Share office housework
Examine overwork cultures
Mentor & sponsor women
Other???
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How can you or your organization promote
equitable work environments for women?
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Questions & Answers
Journal Article Diehl, A. B., & Dzubinski, L. B. M. (2016). Making the invisible visible: A cross-
sector analysis of gender-based leadership barriers. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(2), 181-206.
Contact: Amy Diehl, Ph.D. [email protected]: @amydiehlhttp://amy-diehl.com
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References
Brown, W. A. (2017). 2017 higher education technology leadership study: The chief information officers of the future. Albany, NY: Center for Higher Education CIO Studies
Diehl, A. B., & Dzubinski, L. B. M. (2016). Making the invisible visible: A cross-sector analysis of gender-based leadership barriers. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(2), 181-206. doi: 10.1002/hrdq.21248
Ely, R. J., Ibarra, H., & Kolb, D. M. (2011). Taking gender into account: Theory and design for women's leadership development programs. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 10(3), 474-493. doi: 10.5465/amle.2010.0046