Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to bias and stereotypes.
This study finds that how people are exposed to ideas about discrimination affects whether they use stereotypes in hiring, in turn shaping labour markets.
This study examines two selection tools to show how some standardized processes for eliminating bias (e.g. blind hiring) may not have the intended effects.
In conversation with Sarah Kaplan, filmmaker Shalini Kantayya discussed her 2020 documentary film Coded Bias and the impact of Artificial Intelligence’s increasing role in governing our liberties.
This brief highlights a study which tested whether parents’ behaviours, as well as their implicit beliefs about gender, also impact children’s aspirations and beliefs.
This brief examines how hiring managers' exposure to violent crime events affects their decisions to hire Black job applicants with and without a criminal record.
Sonia Kang discusses her research on deconstructing occupational stereotypes at the event, "Short Talks: Creative Destruction" in February 2020.
Although Black and white job seekers use their social networks to find jobs at similar rates, Black job seekers are less likely to receive a job offer through their networks. This study looks at why the networks of Black job seekers may be less effective in producing jobs.
This session featured three presentations about women and finance from professors Claire Célérier, Laura Doering, and Avni Shah, with a conversation moderated by Jacqueline Thorpe. | October 07, 2019
Joyce He and Sarah Kaplan used insights from scholarly research to shed light on how to achieve gender equality. They busted 5 common myths and discuss 5 potential solutions for organizations. | September 17, 2019
Sarah Kaplan's opinion piece on solutions to mansplaining appears in Courrier Japon.
