Publication Date
12-2013
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Bryan Reaka (Director), Greg Arbuckle, Ahmed Khalafallah
Degree Program
Department of Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
Almost any woman who has worked in a male dominated industry has faced a gender stereotype or bias of some type. Some of these women have even developed coping mechanisms to counteract these biases and make day-to-day interactions at work tolerable. Gathering information to reveal these stereotypes and biases can pose a distinctive challenge. Many women do not want to reveal the challenges that they have faced in their careers, and the vastness of types of challenges makes asking the correct questions very difficult. Through testing, this study has developed a valid data collection instrument that can be used to gather the varying data. The final instrument yielded 22 items that have strong validity and reliability results.
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Industrial Organization | Inequality and Stratification | Work, Economy and Organizations
Recommended Citation
Webb, Erin D., "Developing, Refining, and Validating a Survey to Measure Stereotypes and Biases that Women Face in Industry" (2013). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1321.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1321
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