Project Director

Kramer, Claudia

Department Examiner

Dakhlia, Sami

Department

Dept. of Economics

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Despite a global trend towards more equal gender representation, not every country has improved at the same pace or to the same level. This study investigates language as a potential tool for better understanding the differences between countries regarding the presence of female managers. By using language as a tool, I arrive at two primary results: (i) pronoun drop is significantly and inversely associated with the presence of female managers, but gendered language structures have little association, and (ii) a gender intensity index can produce misleading results. These results suggest that language structures, such as pronoun drop, which are associated with collectivism, may also be associated with lower levels of female leadership in businesses. However, those language structures that directly emphasize sex do not make that much of a difference.

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

5-2025

Subject

Gender identity in the workplace; Language and languages--Social aspects; Language in the workplace; Sexism in language; Women executives

Keyword

economics, linguistics, gender inequality, labor

Discipline

Labor Economics

Document Type

Theses

Extent

ii, 28 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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