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1.At my job, males have numerical dominance. There are many more men than women.
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2. At my job males outnumber females by 4 or more to one.
3. At my job, a few men have status and power over a mostly female workforce.
4. I work in a "male preserve," a traditionally all-male profession, such as military, police, security, firefighting or corrections.
5. I work in a skilled technical field, traditionally dominated by men, such as: construction, masonry, pipe-fitting, guild crafts; electrical or similar job.
6. At my workplace, males typically set the rules, both written and unwritten rule, standards and norms for communication between the sexes.
7. At my workplace, men often tell sexual jokes or stories to other male and/or female workers.
8. At work, I have heard of one or more incidents of sexual harassment.
9. If I were to experience sexual harassment at work, I am not sure what I would do.
10. My employer seems to hire very attractive women.
11. Alcohol is served at office celebrations.
12. Office celebrations are held after normal work hours, and spouses and significant others are usually not invited.
13. At work I have personally observed at least one incident that I would call sexual harassment or something close to it.
14. At my workplace, people, both men and/or women, send sexual jokes or stories to others by email.
15. At my workplace, employees look at pornographic websites on the internet.
16. I know of supervisors or managers who have laughed at, shared, or forwarded sexual email jokes.
17. I know of supervisors or managers who are aware that some employees look at pornography on the internet while at work.
18. I have experienced having male supervisors or managers look me up and down or look at my chest while talking to me.
19. The receptionist at my workplace is a very attractive and provocatively dressed young woman.
20. Many women at my workplace are young and dress in a sexy manner: high heels, tight clothing, short skirts, and/or heavy makeup.
21. At my workplace, a woman who complained about sexual harassment would probably be blamed for bringing it on herself or be accused of lying for personal gain.
22. At my workplace, if the phrase “sexual harassment” is mentioned, it is made part of a joke.
23. At my workplace, there are known “predators” who get away with sexually inappropriate behavior toward women co-workers.
24. At my workplace, a woman who complains about sexual harassment would probably receive little support from co-workers or management.
25. Males tend to occupy management positions associated with “bold leadership,” “aggressiveness,” and great “responsibility.”
26. Females tend to occupy management positions associated with “housekeeping” duties such as human resources, office management, or accounting.
27. My boss (if male) depends on me for nurturing and/or emotional support. (If your boss is female, answer “no” to this question.
28. At my workplace, it is important for the males to feel dominant over others.
29. At my workplace, I believe that men are paid more than women for similar work.
30. At my workplace, I believe that men typically receive higher raises than women employees.
31. At my workplace, I am aware of at least one case where a male was unfairly promoted over a qualified woman.
32. Males, for the most part, occupy the largest and best work spaces at my workplace (such as large or window offices, with walls and doors).
33. Women at my workplace, for the most part, occupy interior pods or cubicles with high accessibility (no doors).
34. Males occupy all or nearly all the decision-making, authority and supervisory positions at my workplace.
35. Women lack any real power in the organization at my workplace.
36. Women occupy all or most subordinate positions at my work.
37. Women are called by their first names, in person and on interoffice telephone lists, even if they are managers.
38. Men are called by their last names (with or without the title “Mr.”) in person or on interoffice phone lists.
39. Men feel free to stand in the hallways and socialize at my workplace.
40. Women feel they must remain at their workstations and can leave only for specific reasons.
41. Men enter women’s workstations freely.
42. Women typically wait to be admitted to a man’s workstation or office.
43. Women make the food and clean up for office celebrations and client meetings.
44. Women seem to feel they should not or cannot challenge the authority or pronouncements of males.
45. Women are usually excluded from staff meetings.
46. Women are usually excluded from problem-solving related to office issues—their opinions are typically not asked.
47. Most decisions are made primarily by men, behind closed doors.
48. Women seldom initiate problem-solving ideas outside their immediate job description.
49. Women are punished more severely than males for breaking unwritten rules of the workplace; the punishment usually has economic consequences.
50. Males in my organization hold the power of evaluating job performance of the women and therefore pay increases, job promotions and privileges.
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