Evidence shows that girls are outperforming boys in our schools. This is a huge shift especially from the time when women couldn't even attend school. Unfortunately, women are still underrepresented in the occupational realm especially in areas of power. We are made aware of this discrepancy yet women still remain in school, why is that?
1. Women actually believe that men and women are equally rewarded based on merit
2. Differential reference group where women compare themselves to other women--they base their future on other women's achievement
3. Social powerlessness hypothesis which is where the young expect to attain rewards from their husbands therefore better educated women will have better educated men
4. Gender-role socialization where women respond to external validation as opposed to internal
5. Women are more likely to evaluate education as a means to enhance all aspects of life--a way of developing a more holistic sense of self
The fact that women still believe that men and women are equally rewarded based on merit is surprising, considering the amount of movements in our country that emphasizes the equal rights for all women--especially in the occupational field. I wish we made as much as men even in our current day but we are still making 75 cents to a man's dollar which is absolutely absurd. We obviously work just as hard if not harder to even achieve higher education. There is clear sexism occurring in our occupational realm which is clearly unfair to those who are rewarded in school for the hard work but not in their career. Yes, there are some women in power like Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice but again, they are the minority. It's hard to find women CEOs, we've never seen a women president, and we rarely see women in high ranking positions. Somehow, even though men don't work as hard in school and are bothersome, they still find a way to reach higher positions than women. There is an obvious bias in our country.
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