Traditional Job Evaluation Programs Have Been Criticized as Being Gender-Biased

question 14

Multiple Choice

Traditional job evaluation programs have been criticized as being gender-biased against women. Which of the following arguments do employers typically make in their defence?

• A)Male-dominated jobs require physical strength and endurance of severe working conditions, which makes these jobs more valuable to the organization.
• B)Female-dominated jobs are objectively worth less to the organization.
• C)Job evaluation is based on internal equity, and so the resulting pay levels are, by definition, non-discriminatory.
• D)Job evaluations reflect the rates that the "market economy" sets for jobs.

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The quality of being oriented in a specific direction; in psychology, it can refer to the focus or orientation of motives or behaviors.

Persistence

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