Deck 42: Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Mens Experiences With Womens Work

Question 1

Which occupation is considered a female-dominated profession?

A) chef
B) librarian
C) engineer
D) physician

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which term was coined by Kanter and refers to high-ranking women executives who are highly visible but socially isolated?

A) glass escalator
B) sex segregation
C) stereotype
D) tokens

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The glass escalator refers to all of the following except ______.

A) that women in men's professions quickly move up the occupational hierarchy
B) that men face invisible pressure to move up in their professions regardless
C) that men retain consistent occupational advantages over women
D) subtle mechanisms that enhance men's positions in women's professions

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The author's study involved interviews with 15 male ______.

A) social workers
B) professors
C) librarians
D) nurses

Question 5

Which statement accurately reflects the results of the author's study?

A) Not all men experience the glass escalator in the same ways.
B) Black men and White women experience similar effects of the glass escalator.
C) The glass escalator can be generalized to most men but few women.
D) Black men are accepted as nurses by patients but not by colleagues.

Question 6

Results of the study show that undoing the glass escalator requires not only blurring the lines between masculinity and femininity but also ______.

A) encouraging Black men to be more comfortable in their role as caregiver.
B) challenging the processes of racial inequality that marginalize minority men
C) accepting that the ride on the glass escalator is difficult for all men
D) creating a more patient-centered healthcare system

Question 7

While White male nurses were frequently mistaken for ______, Black male nurses were frequently mistaken for ______.

A) patients; family members
B) family members; patients
C) doctors; janitors
D) janitors; doctors

Question 8

According to respondents Ryan and Kenny, what limited their opportunity for promotion and upward mobility?

A) their supervisors' racial biases
B) their own lack of ambition
C) their colleagues' insensitivity
D) their patients' rejection of care

Question 9

Results of the study indicate that the glass escalator is a(n) ______ concept.

A) outdated
B) advantageous
C) racialized
D) temporary

Question 10

Which of the following illustrates a difference between the respondents' job experiences?

A) When they first started the job, Black men were more accepted by patients, while White men were more accepted by colleagues.
B) When they first started the job, White men were more accepted by patients, while Black men were more accepted by colleagues.
C) When they first started the job, White men received a warmer welcome than Black men.
D) When they first started the job, Black men received a warmer welcome than White men.

Question 11

Describe how the Black men in the study responded to address the feminized component of their jobs. How does their response pertain to issues of race and racism?

Question 12

What was the focus of the interview questions that were asked in the study?

Question 13

Explain the glass escalator effect.

Question 14

Compare and contrast early research on men and women's experiences as tokens.

Question 15

Identify one glass barrier experienced by respondents in the survey.