It's 2019. Women Are Still Less Likely To Be Identified By Their Accomplishments.
Huff PostPaul Archuleta via Getty Images Research shows that descriptions of women are less likely to include their careers, and that has a negative ripple effect. “It is very important to acknowledge the impact language has on career advancement, especially in women,” said Files, an internist who led the study after being addressed by her first name by a discussion moderator who referred to her three male co-panelists as “Dr.” She said she and her research co-authors endorsed “addressing all women, irrespective of the industry, by the highest title they have achieved.” These everyday descriptors can have a long-lasting impact on women’s careers. Soraya Chemaly, director of the Women’s Media Center and author of “Rage Becomes Her,” said that who is considered notable to write about on Wikipedia reflects societal gender bias. One study on gender differences in obituaries called them a “measurement of life achievement suggesting that women’s accomplishments are devalued, even after death.” In a separate study on this double standard, researchers looked at 869 obituaries, death notices and memorials, and found that men had more lines dedicated to their career than women. “Language keeps tripping us, making us fall on our faces, because there’s no knowledge of the fact that women have always bustled around the world, working, being productive, leading,” Walker said.
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