GENDER ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR M LOUISE RIPLEY AP/ADMS/WMST A

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

WHAT DO YOU FEEL?

WHAT IS A BLENDED/HYBRID COURSE? Taught partly in the classroom and partly online Some weeks together in class Others online, working at our own pace

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS 1. You Must: Be registered Know how to write an essay for the test Participate in the online Discussion Group Work on the Team Final Exam Substitute Project 2. Read the online course syllabus: See Moodle for this course for Course Syllabus

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS 3. Course Kit and Readings are Online 4. Text is Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, in the bookstore 5. The course is women-centered 6. Evaluation: Individual Assignment re: Discussion Group 40% Individual Open-Book Essay Test on all materials 40% Final Exam Substitute Group Project 20%

SOME POINTS ABOUT WRITING WELL 1. WRITE SIMPLY, NOT LIKE CALVIN -

Tell me what you’re going to tell me Tell it to me Tell me what you told me 2. REMEMBER THIS TRIO

EPISTEMOLOGICAL SHOWDOWN “I” STATEMENTS 3. dian marino Read about these important elements in an essay in the course syllabus

4. KEEP YOUR WRITING TIGHT AND CONCISE Don’t say, “Our group decided to choose the topic of sexual harassment because all of us feel it is a common regular occurrence in business and one that is is frequently a problem for women in management level jobs”. Say instead, “Sexual harassment is a common problem for women in management”.

5. Use terms and theory from: Online course readings Book – Lean In Moodle discussions 6. Make specific reference to gender and management – it’s what the course is all about

THE WAVING HAND EXERCISES -- BASIS FOR THE DISCUSSION GROUP All course instructions including these are also in the Course Syllabus

THE WAVING HAND EXERCISES -- BASIS FOR THE DISCUSSION GROUP 1. Go to Course Syllabus, Learning Unit 1 2. Click on “Early Women in Business” and read it 3. Find the first Waving Hand – “dian marino” 4. Read it along with the two links about writing 5. Think about your answer 6. Click on “Moodle” link and log in 7. Go to Moodle site for this course 8. Find “Socialization” heading

THE WAVING HAND EXERCISES -- BASIS FOR THE DISCUSSION GROUP 9. Find “Early Women in Business” Topic 10. Write your response: No one else has posted? Click on “Add a new discussion topic”; label it “Early Women in Business” Someone’s already posted? Post yours as response 11. Decide whether to send now or have it wait 12. Post your answer

THE WAVING HAND EXERCISES -- BASIS FOR THE DISCUSSION GROUP Find out about the Waving Hand Exercises in the Course Syllabus. There are no deadlines or post- before dates for these. Try to do them all before the end of the course for the best learning opportunities. Do those for the first Unit before we meet in class the second time (about 3 weeks).

THE FINAL EXAM SUBSTITUTE GROUP PROJECT Substitute for FINAL EXAM, not for TEST Based on Online Readings and Book Ten groups, each assigned a chapter of 2-11 of Lean In after “last day to enrol without permission of professor” (Everyone reads studies and uses Intro and Chapter 1) 4-page Group Essay on your chapter and its relation to the course Each member, 2 pages about their own learning and “I” stmts FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE ONLINE, LINKED FROM SYLLABUS

TOPICS AND SUB-TOPICS IN THE COURSE A. Socialization 1.Early Women in Business 2.Feminism 3.Language 4.The Media 5.Sports 6.The Military

SOCIALIZATION – EARLY WOMEN IN BUSINESS Read in Unit 1 about a woman in 1207 who owned her own brewery

SOCIALIZATION – FEMINISM Louise’s Definition of Feminism A belief that women’s ways of knowing and doing are just as valuable as men’s and that women are to be valued just as highly as men

SOCIALIZATION – LANGUAGE “That’s an excellent suggestion, Miss Smith. Perhaps one of the men would like to make it” From a Punch cartoon

SOCIALIZATION – THE MEDIA

SOCIALIZATION - SPORTS

SOCIALIZATION – THE MILITARY Tell it to the Marines

TOPICS AND SUB-TOPICS IN THE COURSE B. Power 1.Types of Power 2.Anger 3.Sexual Harassment 4.Affirmative Action 5.Assertiveness

POWER – TYPES OF POWER Legitimate (by contract) Coercive (by force) Reward (by giving something for doing it) Expert (by having more experience) Referent (noting an interest both share) Information (because you know things) And others

POWER – ANGER: CHOOSE YOUR HILL TO DIE ON

POWER – SEXUAL HARASSMENT

SEXUAL HARASSMENT Remember this above all else : Sexual Harassment is not about Sex, it’s about Power

POWER – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Affirmative Action, with two Women Minorities People with Disabilities Aboriginal People EQUALLY QUALIFIED candidates, choose a member of one of 4 groups:

POWER - ASSERTIVENESS In a downtown Toronto office, the boss, Mr. Hugo, asks his assistant,

POWER - ASSERTIVENESS "On your lunch hour today, would you please return this watch? I bought it for my spouse's birthday but it’s not right. And get back early, please; Campbell is coming at 2:00 to go over his account, and I have some calculations that have to be done first."

You are his assistant and you have a lunch date with an old friend who will only be in town today. Think about your answer to Mr. Hugo, acting as the following three women:

POWER - ASSERTIVENESS What will Doris Doormat say?

POWER - ASSERTIVENESS What will Agatha Aggressive say?

POWER - ASSERTIVENESS What will April Assertive say?

TOPICS AND SUB-TOPICS IN THE COURSE C. Discrimination 1.Stereotypes 2.Diversity 3.Pay Equity 4.The Glass Ceiling 5.Networking 6.Mentoring All submissions will cover: BALANCE

DISCRIMINATION – STEREOTYPES MY STUDENT DARLENE BELLEFEUILLE PRODUCED THIS PAMPHLET FOR THE FINAL PROJECT

DISCRIMINATION – DIVERSITY READ IN THE COURSE MATERIALS ABOUT FORMER STUDENT SANDI WARREN AND HER VIEWS ON DIVERSITY

DISCRIMINATION - PAY EQUITY LOUISE’S STORY $ Bob Louise ___________ 1/3 LESS/month TRUE STORY

DISCRIMINATION – THE GLASS CEILING Yes, it’s still there

How do we fight all these battles?

DISCRIMINATION – NETWORKING/MENTORING/LEADERSHIP Networking Mentoring Leadership

Come hear Marion Howell former student, now Executive Coach tell her story and talk about issues Monday October 27

BALANCE We will consider this issue throughout the course Each group will address it at least briefly in the Final Exam Substitute Project

YOUR PROFESSOR

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION M Louise Ripley B.A. Shimer College – Four Years Undergraduate M.B.A. Loyola University of Chicago – Five Years Ph.D. University of Toronto – Eight Years Tenured Full Professor Cross-appointed to Business and Women’s Studies At York for more than 30 years MBA and PhD while working full time

TEACHING Gender Issues in Management (Blended and Internet) Introductory Marketing (Internet) Consumer Behaviour Taught and Supervised Masters students in Environmental Studies, Education, and Interdisciplinary Studies Supervised a doctoral student at Trent University Receiving award for my online teaching materials I also have taught at York: Marketing Channels, Marketing for Competitive Advantage, Contemporary Issues in Marketing, Marketing Research, Social Marketing, Philosophical and Ethical Issues in the Mass Media, Introductory Finance, Financial Management

MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY Students are my top priority Education ought to be enjoyable and humour is crucial Theory and Practice are equally important I don’t know all there is to know; if I don’t know, I’ll ask you There is no such thing as a stupid question What you get out of any course depends on what you put into it Students earn the grades; I record them (i.e.:Don’t ask for 2 marks) Ethics and a respect for Diversity are crucial in business and must govern any examination of gender issues

RESEARCH – I LOOK AT ETHICS IN ADVERTISING

PERSONAL INFORMATION House–Husband, retired 29-year old son Journeyman Carpenter & Foreman Two step sons, wives, 4 grandchildren

Here’s a picture of our son Erik at work at the Trump Tower

PERSONAL INFORMATION 2 cats 2 dogs: a greyhound and a pug

PERSONAL INFORMATION My animals help keep my depression at bay. Here is my picture of Depression Personified

MY PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE From Zen: No job is ever menial if it needs to be done and you do it well, No experience is ever wasted, Live in the present; it’s all we’ll ever get, and: Whatever befalls you, act as if you chose it. From the Military: Choose your hill to die on My number-one life-long philosophy: Some you win, some you lose, some get rained out, but you suit up for every game.

LAST SLIDE – THE KIND OF TEST I WON’T GIVE 1.How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2.Which country makes Panama hats? 3.From which animal do we get catgut? 4.In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5.What is a camel’s hair brush made of? 6.The Canary Islands are named after what animal? 7.What was King George the Sixth’s first name? 8.What colour is a purple finch? 9.Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

ANSWERS 1.How long did the Hundred Years War last? 116 years 2.Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador 3.From which animal do we get catgut? Sheep 4.In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November 5.What is a camel’s hair brush made of? Squirrel fur 6.The Canary Islands are named after what animal? Dog 7.What was King George the Sixth’s first name? Albert 8.What colour is a purple finch? Crimson 9.Where are Chinese gooseberries from? New Zealand

Questions?