Sex Stereotypes and Gender Inequality 'When Ann Hopkins came up for partnership at Price Waterhouse in 1982, she looked like a shoo-in for a promotion. Of the 88 candidates -- all the others were male -- she had the best record at generating new business and securing multimillion-dollar contracts for the Big Eight accounting firm. Yet Hopkins' nomination was put on hold after she was evaluated by several male partners as being too "macho" and in need …showed first 75 words of 2426 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2426 total…onal values as true and when I qualify as a primary school teacher, maybe I can prove that gender has little to do with ability. References and Readings Greer, G. (1999) The Whole Woman, London: Transworld Publishers Ltd. Williams, J. (1982) Measuring Sex Stereotypes, California: Sage Publications, Inc. Vianello, M. and Siemienska, R.(1990) Gender Inequality,London: Sage Publications Ltd. Sanday, P. (1981) Female Power and Male Dominance, on the origins of sexual inequality, New York: Cambridge University Press.