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What you'll learn to do: Discuss the how gender impacts communication in the workplace<\/h2>\n\"decorative\n\nWhat\u2019s in a chromosome (or two)? The difference in the pair of sex chromosomes that determine whether a child is assigned female (XX) or male (XY) at birth has a significant impact on the individual\u2019s personal and professional development. It is not biology that affects our experience and expectations in the workplace (as some who would justify gender inequality would propose), but socialization, an accumulation of cultural, historical, and legal precedent that has created the gender divide in our society.\n\nAccording to the Brookings Institution, \u201cLarge gaps remain between men and women in employment rates, the jobs they hold, the wages they earn, and their overall economic security.\u201d This is not just a women\u2019s issue. In a publication from the Hamilton Project at Brookings, the authors conclude that \u201cbarriers to workforce participation for women are stifling the growth of the U.S. economy, and that future economic success hinges on improving career prospects and working environments for all women.\u201d[footnote]Burke, Alison. \"10 facts about American women in the workforce<\/a>.\" Brookings<\/em>, 05 Dec 2017. Web. 26 June 2018.[\/footnote]\n\nOver the years, gendered terms (for example, \u201cmen\u201d) have come to be interpreted more broadly; that is, as referring to both men and women, but the language is hardly inclusive. Indeed, the concept of gender as binary\u2014that is, either female or male\u2014may itself be an anachronism. As the traditional ideas of gender and gender identity are evolving and in order to adapt to a changing reality, the language and operating framework must change accordingly.\n

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What\u2019s in a chromosome (or two)? The difference in the pair of sex chromosomes that determine whether a child is assigned female (XX) or male (XY) at birth has a significant impact on the individual\u2019s personal and professional development. It is not biology that affects our experience and expectations in the workplace (as some who would justify gender inequality would propose), but socialization, an accumulation of cultural, historical, and legal precedent that has created the gender divide in our society.<\/p>\n

According to the Brookings Institution, \u201cLarge gaps remain between men and women in employment rates, the jobs they hold, the wages they earn, and their overall economic security.\u201d This is not just a women\u2019s issue. In a publication from the Hamilton Project at Brookings, the authors conclude that \u201cbarriers to workforce participation for women are stifling the growth of the U.S. economy, and that future economic success hinges on improving career prospects and working environments for all women.\u201d[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Over the years, gendered terms (for example, \u201cmen\u201d) have come to be interpreted more broadly; that is, as referring to both men and women, but the language is hardly inclusive. Indeed, the concept of gender as binary\u2014that is, either female or male\u2014may itself be an anachronism. As the traditional ideas of gender and gender identity are evolving and in order to adapt to a changing reality, the language and operating framework must change accordingly.<\/p>\n

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