The glass escalator phenomenon occurs when
a. women and men of color receive preferential treatment due to affirmative action.
b. women in nontraditional fields are not held to the same standards as men in those fields.
c. men in traditionally feminine fields are quickly promoted to management positions.
d. a small number of women are promoted quickly, in order to avoid complaints about discrimination.
Question 2
Many women remain in low-level jobs because they are never considered for positions with greater responsibility. The metaphor used to describe this workplace situationfrom the viewpoint of a womanis the
a. glass ceiling.
b. sticky floor.
c. glass escalator.
d. the basement effect.
Vehicle transmission occurs through contamination of inanimate objects, such as milk.
Primary aging means changes in hair color and skin texture for almost everyone.
Although crassly put by the cartoonist, behind the glass ceiling lies this background assumption.
What Percentage of U.S. Married Women Ages 40-44 Have Never Given Birth?
What Are You Pouring in Your Glass?
Frequency diagrams of skin colors. (a) Skin color distribution in the parents falls into two discont