Grace Bjornson
September 28, 2014
Phase 1 - Descriptive Statistics
MBA 6120
Executive Summary
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current state of employment in Seattle, WA and the state of Missouri. The analysis of employment data is extremely important in a business setting, as the number of employees impacts various areas within a business. These impacted areas include, but are not limited to, revenue, training, productivity, operations, and overall output. Through the analysis, one is able to better understand how national employment trends are reflected in these specific populations, and what that might mean for the populations and businesses existing within them.
The data from Seattle, WA is analyzed in two
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It could also prompt further analysis, examining the change in employment rates in specific job categories or regions within the state.
Both datasets were found on the Federal Data website (www.data.gov) and very limited information about data collection methods were provided. One can assume that the unemployment data from Missouri was collected through a Federal reporting process, while the data from Seattle was likely collected by analyzing public employment records for September, 2014. A more detailed analysis of both sets of data can be found in the following pages of this report.
Qualitative Data & Analysis The graphs below (Graphs 1-3) display the gender breakdown of public sector jobs within the city of Seattle, Washington in September, 2014. The data in these graphs is separated into three distinct categories:
Men & Women in Title
No Men in Title (only women hold the position)
No Women in Title (only men hold the position)
Prior to analysis, the public sector jobs in which only one position was available was eliminated from the dataset, as there was not an equal opportunity for all categories, specifically “Men & Women in Title”, to be calculated. From the analysis, we can see that within Seattle, WA, 49.7% of jobs have both men and women in the positions. From there, the breakdown follows an expected gender breakdown of more men in positions that women: 33.8% of positions are only held by men, while 16.5%
During Round 1 of our 3-year WDQI grant, we were able to match workforce participants in the One Stop Management Information System (OSMIS) with students in Center for Education Performance Information’s (CEPI’s) databases, and then download their Unique Identification Code into the OSMIS system. From a 2-year group of education exiters, we were able to link their interactions within the Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and their wage record outcome data. We generated 24 reports designed to answer 7 Core Questions; 8 of the reports are available to the general public on mischooldata.org (Workforce section), and all 24 reports are being used by our partners in the Labor Market Information group to generate white papers, which will be completed by September 30, 2015. NOTE: The participants that we were able to link must have visited a Michigan Works! service center, which means the output data is biased and not reflective of the general population as a whole.
The case Vasich, et al. v. The City Of Chicago, the current present day employers are being faced with the challenging task of change and to redevelop their HR strategies as both levels of government continue to enroll new and strict policies in promoting workplace diversity. The International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services is one of the organizations formed with an effort to invest more time and effort in increasing the number of women within the profession (Hogler, 2015).
Gender in the local area is relatively equal in terms of numbers and percentiles. With females bringing in the highest portion of the population and males closely behind. (see Table 2) This goes right along with a relatively even gender ratio overall. This starts to differ within the median age groups where males are the majority. After age 44 females take over and become the larger gender in every respective age group. Even with females making up most the population, in almost every age category males make more money in every race. (city-data, 2000-2015)
Table 2 presents figures for the United States. All of the gender disparities seen in the US are not above a 10% margin. This could signal smaller differences when accounting for sampling errors. Additionally the United States gender roles like women not working and men being more involved in sports make the findings insignificant. Table 3’s only significant finding was that men were near 5% more likely than women to belong to at least one associations worldwide. Most statistical data allows for 3% error, without error being stated at all in the report it is unknown if this is significant. Additionally table 4 shows little differences in involvement of genders with men slightly outnumbering women when it comes to involvement worldwide. This difference falls when taking into account factors like having no children (3% more men), and egalitarian views on gender equality (2% more men). Again without discussing the margin of error in any of these results the numbers, all of which are under a 9% difference, become
Has the overall percentage of women increased in the SES positions from the year 1999 to 2009?
They said if the share of female bosses increased by only .24 percent, the gender gap would decrease by more than 40 percent. This is an interesting find as it shows that just a couple of changes could make a big move toward equality, yet we aren’t making those changes. The authors concluded the slow progression of women’s corporate jobs is due to the history of men dominating those
Do our public servants segregate one based on his or her gender and the stereotypes that coincide with it? Even worse, does our military? The answer whether its shocking or not, is yes. Women are often singled out vs. men when it comes to a position where they know their lives are put at risk. According to a government survey less then 15% of all 5 branches of the United State Military are women and 20% of that 15 are sent to reserves. In law enforcement that number lowers even more to somewhere between 10 and 12 percent of all sworn in officers being women. Why? Well there are a few reasons, one of which is the high level of scrutiny and judgment women face when working in these environments, two would be the justification used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Defense (DOD) that women are essential to the human race and should be preserved, and finally the belief that women can not deliver the same results as men.
Alkadry, G., & Tower, L. (2006). Unequal pay: The role of gender. Public Administration Review, 66 (6), 888–898. Retrieved from: eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/ehost
number of women and men in the workplace but the distribution of men and women are
Throughout the United States, the workforce has adjusted to fit the many necessities of the employees and the different organizations. It has taken time for these changes to occur, but as shown in the readings, there have been huge changes from the 1950’s to the present.
4). Estimates suggest that "to reach parity in gender representation across occupations, 77% of the U.S. labor force would have to change jobs" (Beyer and Finnegan 1997, p. 4).
Even though numbers are slowly rising in the United States, there are still more men in executive positions than women. According to one survey, female workers only made up 43% of legislators, senior managers, and senior officials whereas male workers made up 57%. In congress, congresswomen make up only 17% of representation compared to congressmen making up 83% (Ferrante, 2011, p. 312). Gender stratification is one explanation for the tremendous gap. Ferrante (2011) describes gender stratification as the unequal distribution of opportunities and resources amongst male and female employees. (p. 311) For example, male workers have an increased opportunity to receive a promotion than a female worker. According to Tinsley (2013), women are more likely to receive executive positions when a company is doing well, rather than when a company is suffering. Some companies stereotype that women workers will leave the workforce soon to bear children, limiting their chances of achieving executive status (Ferrante, 2011, p. 316).
The authors suggest that the study of gender norms and practices in private organizations should be used for future research on the role of gender in public management. Gender norms are defined rules that govern behaviors based on one’s sex. The article states that gender norms are established through repeated interpersonal interactions, which lead to informal rules and expectations developed over the years. It is also mentioned that gender norms are established in the work environment by the organizations founding members’ values and norms. Gender matters because it is the primary factor which results in inequalities in pay and job opportunity. White men were often founder of many organizations, which created disadvantages and inequalities for women and people of color. These realities are not frequently addressed in the public sector. The authors suggest that studying organizational norms in the private sector, that rely heavily on sociology literature, can uncover ways to remove gender inequalities in public management. What is being suggested is not the same as simply tracking numbers over time. One study found a tracking approach fails to include the effort needed to interpret the data. Since public and non-profit agencies are unique and must uphold democratic ideals, it is public administrators who need to study gendered organizations in the public sector. The authors conclude by suggesting that future research could expand to include race and ethnicity, the
in figure 3.20 and 3.21 respectively. Compared to the observations (see figure 3.2 and 3.3),
This research report will analyse the significance of job satisfaction on employees and how it can affect worker productivity and to accomplish the goals of the association. Firstly, this research report will present the background of a research topic based on the news article posted on ABC News on the 5th April 2017(Bamford 2017). Secondly, the report will also develop the aims and expectations for researching on the above-mentioned topic. Moreover, this report also will critically analyse academic articles and will accumulate the statistics/data through survey instrument which will be reported in the next assessment. Finally, this report will discuss the research method which would be used to collect data in investigating this problem.