Abstract
A methodology was developed to examine the effects of rater sex, ratee sex, and job type on the amount of performance information collected by raters, accuracy of obtained ratings, and favorability of obtained ratings. Performance behavior matrices were constructed for occupants of a male dominated and female dominated job. Fifty-six males and fifty-six females served as raters for job occupants who were targeted for performance ratings. Each of the two jobs (nurse and plumber) had an equal number of male and female occupants. These individuals were in turn rated by an equal number of males and females. Raters selected more performance information when they rated occupants in same sex jobs (e.g. a male as a plumber). Male raters gave higher performance ratings to same sex job occupants. Female raters gave higher performance ratings to individuals who occupied opposite sex dominated jobs (e.g. a female as a plumber) regardless of the sex of the job occupant. Accuracy of performance ratings was unrelated to the amount of information that was used to make those ratings.
Shallenberger, William Richard (1987). Effects of rater sex, ratee sex, and job type on information acquisition and performance rating accuracy. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -747499.