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Show March 28, 1986 Forum Page 6 features Activists Student of Leery pt (CPS) Women may have a hard time getting a job if their resumes evince strong feminist feelings or refer to school projects that a prospective employer may see as meaning they could cause trouble on the job, a new study of two professors suggests. , Other job placement officials, however, question Hitt and Zikmunds study, and note political references on a resume are always a risk. I am not sure if (discrimination) is specific to womens groups, says Joe Santos, a placement officer at Miami of Ohio. Employers in general seem to respond less positively to social stands of any kind on resumes, he observes. Employers surveyed by Michael Hitt of Texas A&M and William Zikmund of Oklahoma State seemed especially reluctant to hire female students who had done studies of job Blame Foirsome Dear Blaine, I am not a very aggressive person. My girlfriend, though, is very strong-willeShe makes most of the decisions in our relationship. I guess that is why I was attracted to her, I love her very much but Im having trou-bj- e accepting some of her sexual desires. I didnt mind it too much at first when she would make me wear her nurses uniform to bed with her, as we were in the privacy of our bedroom. Now, she is suggesting that I wear her clothes and that she wear my clothes when we go out on dates. Im afriad to tell her no as she is quite a bit bigger than I am and I fear for my wellbeing. Should I tell her no and prepare for the worst or shave my legs and learn to like pantyhose. d. Love is , who wears the pumps. But who knows, so might you. Enjoy, Blaine Dear Blaine, My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year now. A few months ago he bought a sex toy for me. Since then, he has introduced me to several different types of bedroom playthings. At first I was reluctant, 'but Ive found myself enjoying them more and more. Its now to the point where I get more pleasure from them than him. Should I dump my boyfriend and keep the toys? Should I find a new boyfriend? Please help. Signed, Hitt and Zikmunds study suggests compa- - jobs. The study shows companies tend to respond to feminist applications to make sure they are responding to feminists, Hitt says. Hitt and Zikmund sent the resumes of two women to some 200 companies. To see if companies respond to feminist applicants differently than they do to others, the researchers send resumes that identified the applicants only by their initials, resumes that identified them by full name, resumes that said the applicant had written a thesis on job discrimination, and resumes that did not mention the thesis. Invariably, the firms replied to the resumes identified only by initials with a salutation of Mister, Hitt recalls. The resumes that mentioned the discrimination thesis and had the womens full names received the most responses, but the majority of them were negative. Companies, Hitt concludes from the response, are leery of hiring someone who might question how they operate. Santos thinks theyre just leery of hiring anyone whose politics may offend someone in the firm. Whenever you mention involvement with a political stand, there is always the chance the person reading the resume may have a bias the other way, Santos says. But Hitt and Zikmund were most intrigued by.firms replies to the resumes that mentioned the job discrimination thesis, but were identified only by the applicants initials. The companies responded to them at about the same rate as they did to applications they assumed came from men. "It seems companies were apprehensive only if they felt a woman was doing a discrimination study, Hitt says. As a result, Hitt advises women who wish to mention on their resumes activities that might be considered vaguely, "feminist to identify themselves by only their initials. But companies responded to women who did not evince any feminist philosophies on their resumes at the same rate they did to men. In previous studies by Hitt and other researchers, companies tended to respond to male applicants more frequently and more positively than they did to female applicants. While agreeing that how one presents oneself on a resume influences how companies respond, Margarie McBride of Oregon States placement office is skeptical about Hitt and Zikmunds conclusions. I would question the validity of the study, she says. It seems a bit skewed because each company got the chance to respond to only one type of resume, not all four, Hitt concedes each firm got only one version of the resume, but maintains his data show a statistically significant difference between the positive responses to the feminist resume and the three other types. Signed, Alone In My Room a Drag Dear Drag, Dressingupcan be fun! If you really love your Dear Alone, You have to love yourself before you can love someone else. If you dont feel that your relationship with your boyfriend is working, you may want to consider leaving him and buying a battery charger. girlfriend try doing it once. She may find she enjoys being the one Good luck, Blaine Blame For some Support The Senior Class Order Your Sweatshirt NOW 86 each ' ; Sizes: Sm; CHECK ONE ' Med.; 3 Styles: Class of '86; jCHfoN n . U Large; X-La- rge Class of '87 Westminster college IN SHAW CENTER SEE SAMPLE j WESTMINSTER INFORMATION BOOTH DOLLARS OFF PIZZA NAME; Sun. thru Thurs. 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