Attitude of generation x and generation y male employees towards female employees at a managerial position

Abstract

“Attitude is a mental and neural state of readiness, organized through experience, exerting a directive or dynamic influence upon the individual‘s response to ill objects and situations with which it is related‘ (Allport G, 1935). The aim of this studywas to see the difference in attitudes of generation X and Y male employees towards female employees at a managerial position. The sample of this study was 100 Indian male employees who belong to the generations X and Y. The scale used for this study was the Attitude Towards Women Managers Scale (ATWoM) developed by Zeynep Aycan, Mahmut Bayazi, Yonca Berkman and Hale Bolak Boratav (2011). The data was collected from the respondents and analysed statically using the Mann-Whitney U test. According to the results of the test, the null hypothesis was rejected proving the difference in the attitudes of generation X and Y male employees towards female managers. As per the results of this study, generation Y male employees are more accepting towards their female superiors at work. The change in attitude could be due to the socialization process of generation Y, the increased efforts taken by the Indian government and female activists in the form of women empowerment programmes and policies and also due to the increase in dual income families as a result of increased cost of living.