Climbing the

ANIKA HUANG
INDEPENDENT Corporate Ladder:
RESEARCH
MS. BAKHRU
The Perception of
Women in Business
Overview
1. Background
2. Thesis
3. Research Methodology
4. Research Conclusions
5. So What?
Why Am I Interested?

Future career Affects future of

economy and businesses
 In large corporate businesses in
America, women find it more
Hypothesi difficult to advance in corporate
rank than their male counterparts
s due to the perception that they
are more emotional based
decision makers.
 In large corporate businesses in
America, women find it more
difficult to advance in corporate
rank than their male counterparts
Thesis due to the perception that they
are more emotional leading to
microaggressions that make
women less likely to want or
receive a promotion.
Definitions
Large business corporation - business that are dominant in
their industry and hold a large share in their market

Corporate ladder/hierarchy – a company’s employment

hierarchy

Microaggressions – subconscious actions that are

derogatory or discriminatory to a certain group of people

Perception - a belief or opinion often held by many

people on a topic based on how things seem
Meta-Analysis
• Four sources about women in
business
• Worked backwards
Research
Papers
P R O M O T I O N A L R AT E S
Research Papers
MICROAGGRESSIONS
Researc
h Papers
EMOTIONALITY
Research
Analysis
Final Product

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PEOPLE
increase number of
women in leadership
positions

reduce biases So What?

more successful
businesses
Works Cited
• Basford, Tessa, et al. "Do You See What I See? Perceptions of Gender
Microaggressions in the Workplace." Psychology of Women Quarterly,
digital ed., vol. 38, 2014.
• Blau, Francine and Devaro Jed. New Evidence on Gender Differences
in Promotion Rates: An Empirical Analysis of a Sample of New Hires. Blackwell
Publishing, July 2007.
• Lerner, Jennifer, et al. "Emotion and Decision Making." Annual Review of
Psychology, digital ed., 23 Sept. 2014. Editorial.
• Peck, Emily. “Corporate Executives Have No Idea How Few Female CEOs There
Are.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 7 Dec. 2017, www.huffpost.com/entry/weber-
shandwick-female- ceo_n_7771608.
• Ross-Sheriff, Fariyal. "Microaggression, Women, and Social Work." Journal of
Women and Social Work, digital ed., 2012. Editorial.