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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)I've definitely seen instances where women didn't get promoted at the same rate as men, despite being as qualified, at least in my opinion. In fact, I've seen that everywhere. I didn't have the payroll and bonus information, so I couldn't tell you who made what. But beyond the anecdotes, there's actual data.
Some of it is unintentional, like I said. For example, I read about a recent study where students gave professors who they thought were male higher marks than those they thought were female, even though it was an online course and the genders the students were told were randomized and didn't match the actual genders of the profs.
https://news.ncsu.edu/2014/12/macnell-gender-2014/
It's not the only study of its kind. Same thing happens with race. Applicants with identical resumes but with black-sounding names are less likely to get hired. In light of this repeatedly observed phenomenon, it would actually be shocking if women and minorities didn't get paid less in salary and bonus, and receive worse performance reviews and promotions, than equally skilled men.
So, yes, I've seen it in the world. It's there in the numbers. And there's plenty of research on gender bias to show a mechanism for it, even in places where there isn't overt discrimination (which, of course, there is plenty of).