Task for Group 3:

• What do you see as being the key issues in each case study?
• What are the possible assumptions that could be made about:
  • The person in relation to their lifestyle and interests;
  • Academic performance;
  • Competencies; and
  • Potential
• What attributions could be made about the possible causes of the person’s past behaviour?
• To what extent are these assumptions and attributions based on gender stereotypes?
• What are the implications, if any, for:
  • The questions that might be asked in an interview?
  • The extra information that would be obtained in an interview?
  • The ultimate recruitment decision?

Groups 1 and 2 to provide feedback on their analyses.

Group 3 to listen and analyse responses in terms of:

• What did you see as being the key issues in each case study?

• What assumptions were made about:

  • The person in relation to their lifestyle and interests;
  • Academic performance;
  • Competencies; and
  • Potential.

• What attributions were made about the possible causes of the person’s past behaviour?

• To what extent were these assumptions and attributions based on gender stereotypes?

• What were there differences between the groups and between the case studies. To what extent were these differences influenced by the gender of the person?

• What are the implications, if any, for:

  • The questions proposed to be asked?
  • The extra information that would have been obtained?
  • The ultimate recruitment decision?

If there are gender differences in the groups (eg Group 1 is all male and Group 2 is all female), also comment on any differences noted in the approach each took to the problem.

Final wrap up: Summary of stereotypes etc (using notes attached).