RAB Source Entry 2- Ashley

Part 1: MLA Citation 

Nordell, J., & Serkez, Y. (2021, October 14). This is how everyday sexism could stop you from getting that promotion. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/10/14/opinion/gender-bias.html

Part 2: Summary 

In the opinion article “This Is How Everyday Sexism Could Stop You From Getting That Promotion”, By Jessica Nordell informs us about how women are undervalued at the workplace and are penalized just for standing up for themselves. According to Nordell in the workplace projects that are done by men are more valued than when a woman does it on her own or the man is the one who gets the main credit if a woman helps. The writer mentions how when women speak up about the unfair treatment and bias, they are penalized but it’s applauded in men for the same type of behavior. Nordell speaks about how at workplaces the higher employee’s make it more difficult for women to get to higher points so very few that reach senior levels of management. Nordell lastly talks about men of color experiencing what women on a daily do by being undervalued at the workplace because they’re most likely to become managers. 

Part 3: Reflection

“Bias doesn’t happen once or twice; it happens day after day, week after week.” 

I grew up with bias all around me. Since young it’s always been my brother can do it, but I can’t. I’ve always been told that I can’t go out alone because I’m a girl and something can happen to me; or to always check my surroundings. But my brother doesn’t get the same speeches that I do. My brother always gets babied and applauded for the same accomplishments that I do. But as the writer mentions a female’s potential is underrecognized compared to a man’s potential. Which is what caught my eye on the article because if I do something I’m expected too it doesn’t get valued but for my brother it’s a different story. She also mentions how the amount of bias in an organization is nothing compared to societal biases. I think that the writer gives great points on how the women are undervalued and underrecognized because no one really speaks up on it and when we as women do, we are told we’re being selfish or it’s in our heads. 

Part 4: Rhetorical Analysis 

This is an opinion article by Jessica Nordell. Jessica Nordell is an award-winning author who received various finalists awards off of her first book, “The End Of Bias.” She started writing about bias in the workplace because she herself experienced it and inspired her to speak on how unfair it is for women in society. Her purpose for writing this article is to show the readers how women aren’t being valued for work they do but when it comes to a man, they get applauded. Her writing style is persuasive because she includes evidence in charts and various studies of how women aren’t being recognized for what they do, and the man receives all the credit. She wrote this article because when she was starting her career the degree in physics from Harvard and poetry from the University of Wisconsin, she was still experiencing sexism at work and wanted to share it out with others how underrecognized she felt and was. 

Part 5: Quotables 

“Women’s successful solo projects are valued slightly less than men’s, and their successful joint projects with men accrue them less credit. They are also penalized slightly more when they fail.” (Jessica) 

“A fraction of women point out the unfairness and are then penalized for the perception that they are “self-promoting”.” (Jessica) 

“The American bar association found that 70 percent of women lawyers of color considered leaving or had left the legal profession entirely, citing being undervalued at work and facing barriers to advancement.” (Jessica)

“Lenore Blum, who quit their jobs after experiencing an unimaginable amount of bias.” (Jessica)“The likelihood that women and men of color became managers either stayed the same or decreased, possibly because of backlash.” (Jessica)