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Sexism: Influence in the workplace Title of Source: 11 Ways The American Workplace Is Still Really, Really Sexist Author: Jillian Berman- The Huffington Post

In this article  the author essentially lists out eleven ways that workplaces are still sexist. It explains how times are different and that this is not a man dominated era, but there is still sexism in the office. In many ways women have a harder time because they “often earn less, have more trouble obtaining high-level positions and face greater harassment threats” when they go to work every morning. In the article Jillian Berman emphasizes  the fact that less than 20% of workers in the “area of high level management” are women. Another well known fact about women’s pay is that for every dollar a man earns, a woman earns 77 cents. The article explains that the “wage gap starts early in a woman’s career” and after they graduate college they make 82% of what men make. After the article finishes discusses the pay gaps, it explains how women are more likely to accept low-paying work. In fact “sixty percent of minimum wage workers are women.” Ultimately, sexism in the workplace derives from the “unconscious stereotypes in the workplace” like how women belong at home and therefore do not need this well paid position. The article concludes by saying that not only do women face lower pay and stereotypes when they go to work but also have greater “safety risks at work.”

Berman, Jillian. "11 Ways The American Workplace Is Still Really, Really Sexist." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 20 Feb. 2013. Web. 08 June 2014.