Stanford researchers analyzed the language in 125 performance reviews from a tech company and found something disturbing
Oct 2, 2015, 02:45 IST
- Women's evaluations contain nearly twice as much language about their communal or nurturing style (e.g. "helpful" or "dedicated.")
- Managers are nearly seven times more likely to tell their male employees that their communication style is too soft. Women, on the other hand, receive 2.5 times as much feedback related to their aggressive communication style.
- Men are more than three times more likely to hear feedback related to a general business outcome.
- Women's evaluations contain 2.39 times the amount of references to team accomplishments, as opposed to individual ones.
- Men hear nearly twice as many references to their technical expertise and their vision.