Chana R Schoenberger

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Q. Two mid-level managers … my firm, a man and a woman, were up for promotion. They were both … the same level … which professionals here typically move from a generalist position … a more specialized role. To my horror, the man was awarded a plum position … our most lucrative industry group, while the woman, who belongs … an ethnic minority, was given the same position … a lower-profile group. The rationale was that clients … the higher-wattage group would not be disposed to take her advice, because … both her gender and her ethnicity, and our firm would lose business if she were … the job. Can this be right?

A. A general rule … ethics is that if a situation makes you uncomfortable, or if you would feel funny explaining it to your grandmother, something is probably not right. This isn’t just about perpetuating the stereotype that women don’t make good advisers. The higher-ups … your company seem to have decided that it’s okay to set staffers’ career trajectories based … their ethnicity.

"This raises not just an ethical issue but possibly a legal issue as well," said Dale T Miller, a professor … organizational behavior … Stanford University’s Graduate School … Business … California.

The rationale behind these promotions is also suspect, said Benoit Monin, a professor … organizational behavior and psychology … Stanford’s business school.

"This is an argument that has been invoked … the past … racial discrimination … lower-paid jobs such as waiting tables …neighborhoods … primarily white diners," Monin said. Restaurant managers typically claimed that they would be happy to hire minorities, but were concerned their businesses would suffer, he said.

… a well-known 1975 paper, Hubert O’Gorman traced racial segregation … the US, in part, to some whites’ view that other whites they knew wanted the races to stay separated. That’s a common phenomenon … psychology dubbed "pluralistic ignorance", Monin said, involving people «acting … their perception … other people’s attitudes."

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