Why power doesn’t prevent sexual harassment
Researchers find that harassment is often used as an equalizer against female supervisors; indicating that harassment is about control and domination, not sexual desire.
Equal is not equitable: A look at gender-neutral parental leave policies academia
Research indicates that gender-neutral policies actually led to higher tenure rates among men and lower tenure rates among women, widening the promotion gap in academia.
Resisting and internalizing: The impact of racial bias on black male students
The limited types of black masculinities that are acknowledged and recognized in schools contribute to the racially-biased treatment of students.
How men pass as the “ideal worker”
This study finds that women are more likely than men to reveal efforts to achieve work-life balance, and thus face greater penalties.
The link between workplace culture and the “new” dad
This study looks at how men view themselves as fathers, and how organizations are constraining or empowering men to adopt more engaged parenting identities.
Addressing the gender confidence gap
This study explores the role of gender blindness and finds that gender blindness can improve women’s confidence without requiring women to change their behaviour.
Examining gender variation in MBA career paths
Researchers conducted 73 life history interviews with MBA graduates twelve years after graduation, in order to examine the factors contributing to diverging career pathways for men and women.
The challenges and contradictions in women’s entrepreneurial labour
This study argues that the concept of entrepreneurship, as it applies to women’s work, masks many of the uncertainties and contradictions that accompany being one’s own boss while working at home.
The damaging effect of gendered views of work-life balance
Looking at STEM workers in the oil and gas industry, this study finds significant differences in how men and women conceptualize work-life balance.
The cultural underpinnings of sex segregation
Researchers use diary entries and interviews to show how college students’ socialization into the field of engineering leads women to believe that they are a “bad fit."