Patrick Scharnitzky
Let’s live peacefully with our gender stereotypes ! Patrick Scharnitzky Affiliate Professor at ESCP Europe Diversity Consultant scharnitzky@alternego.com October 2017
Multiculturalism SOCIETY IS CHANGING Longer working lives CHANGING Feminization of higher education SOCIETY IS Increasing visibility of certain minorities (e.g. disability) Changes in family structure & gender roles Increasing variety of consumers…
«IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST OF THE SPECIES THAT SURVIVES, NOR THE MOST INTELLIGENT. IT IS THE ONE THAT IS THE MOST ADAPTABLE TO CHANGE . » Charles Darwin English biologist
3 LEVELS OF ACTION FIRM Values, governance, processes, network, codes of ethics … MANAGEMENT Teams’ diversity, mentoring, Unconscious implicit norms … Biases INDIVIDUALS
THINKING, FAST & SLOW SYSTEM 2 ACCURACY Thinking slow RATIONALITY SIMPLICITY SYSTEM 1 AND WELL- Thinking fast BEING INTUITION
STEREOTYPES
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A CIRCULAR SYSTEM CULTURE MEDIA BELIEFS EDUCATION NORMS STEREO TYPES LIMITED COGNITIVE SKILLS
AN OLD TRADITION
WHAT ABOUT TODAY?
WHAT ABOUT TODAY? One small step for a man, but a leap for his wife You know you’re not the first one, but does it really matters ?
WORK LIFE BALANCE 42 44 33 50 31 29 55 OVERHEATING ! GLASS CEILING
A FEELING OF CONTROL : Not using stereotypes increases USEFUL STEREOTYPES uncertainty and perceived risks “ There are many ways not to succeed, the most efficient one is to never take any risk. “ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American politician A BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF COMPARISON: Using stereotypes can give us a high level of self-esteem “ When I look at myself, I’m sad. When I compare myself, I’m glad. ” TALLEYRAND French Diplomat
3 TYPES OF STEREOTYPE HETERO «What men think about women» DISCRIMINATION META AUTO «How women «What women think picture what men about themselves» think about them» SELF-LIMITATION NEGATIVE SELF-ESTEEM
IMPACT OF CAREER PATH META Self-limitation stereotype
Stereotype 1 : Women are not very good at maths STEREOTYPES AND REASONING TASK Stereotype 2 : Asians are very good at maths Positive Condition: Stigmatizing Condition: Asian identity Woman identity LOW HIGH PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE
« NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT. » Anna Eleanor Roosevelt American Feminist
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« TO GO TO THE MOON , WE NEED TO KNOW THE LAWS OF GRAVITY. KNOWING THESE LAWS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE FREE OURSELVES FROM GRAVITY. IT MEANS THAT WE USE THEM TO DO SOMETHING ELSE . » Henri Laborit French Biologist
• Have the HUMILITY to accept your stereotypes SOME GOOD PRATICES • Be careful of the FIRST IMPRESSION illusion • Maintain your MOTIVATION • Save your PHYSICAL RESOURCES • Keep your MIND AS FREE AS POSSIBLE • Manage your EMOTIONS • Take your TIME • Improve your KNOWLEDGE
« SOME PEOPLE TALK WHILE THEY SLEEP . APART FROM KEYNOTE NO-ONE SPEAKERS, ALMOST TALKS WHILE THE OTHERS SLEEP » Albert Camus French Writer
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