North American organizations have become increasingly interested in removing barriers to women in career advancement. One common initiative in this regard is the promotion to men and women of education on gender awareness. The limited writing on this topic provides rationales as well as descriptions of typical course content but almost no evaluations of these initiatives. We conclude that education on gender awareness is unlikely to change men's attitudes successfully and is best envisioned as an introduction to more wide ranging efforts to level the organizational playing field.
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