The effects of gender and career stage on ethical judgment

This article reports the findings of a survey examining if there are gender and career stage differences between male and female practitioners regardi ng ethical judgment. The results show that, on average, females adopted a m ore strict ethical stance than their male counterparts on 7 out of 19 vigne ttes. Males on the other hand, demonstrated a more ethical stance than thei r female counterparts on 2 out of 19 vignettes. The results furthermore ind icate there is a significant difference in ethical judgment across career s tages. Overall, it appears that practitioners in later career stages displa y higher ethical judgment than practitoners in lower career stages. Implica tions are provided for both practitioners and academicians.