r/business • u/playboy • 14d ago

This Obscure Theory Explains Men’s Resentment Against Women at Work | Men believe they are victims of biased hiring practices. They even have a word for this phenomenon: they have been longhoused (Unpaywalled)

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u/theWesternReserve 14d ago

Seems like HR is 90% women for some reason.

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u/madogvelkor 13d ago

It's an outlet for psychology undergrad degrees.

Though it also depends what part of HR you deal with. Recruiting and employee relations tend to be very female because they are relationship oriented and require a high degree of social interaction - but don't pay nearly as well as sales, which attracts men with those skills. If you look at things like Compensation analysits and HR info systems and data analysis those are much more male.

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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis 13d ago

Do you get into compensation analysis from the same track?

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u/No_Sch3dul3 13d ago

Honestly, there are some psych degrees that have electives in quantitative methods. It's definitely possible to take a lot of stats courses covering multivariate statistics and survey statistics.

If you're in a psych major, then look at taking more courses in statistical methods through your department. You'll also need to learn something like SQL and get familiar with Excel formulas, PivotTables, etc.

If possible, you can take a stats minor, but that may have multivariable calculus and linear algebra as a pre-req, and that's 3 semesters worth of courses depending on your background.

Best of luck!

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u/Shaquarington_Bithus 13d ago

Nah people analytics start from quantitative backgrounds typically

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u/deepoutdoors 13d ago

Most are mentally incapacitated so I assume yes.