Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to bias and stereotypes.
Carol Anne Hilton and Devon Fiddler shared their successes and challenges in navigating the economy as Indigenous women, and their views on where we might go from here. | April 19
This study provides evidence that the gender of the initial person filling a gender-neutral role, has lasting consequences for how that role is subsequently perceived.
Sonia Kang speaks with "VIEW to the U" about her research that touches on several areas, including managing multiple identities, résumé whitening, the psychological foundations of discrimination, and more.
The subtle elimination of bias in hiring decisions (in this case, via lifelong exposure to gender diversity through raising daughters) is both good for its own sake, and for firm performance.
In male-dominated fields, such as engineering, where women experience rapid mobility into managerial roles, this study suggests that an inverted role hierarchy may disadvantage such women.
GATE's Sonia Kang talks to Chatelaine about how men can support women at work by speaking up for them.
The Globe and Mail's Campbell Clark quotes Sarah Kaplan in this piece discussing the impact of motherhood on the gender wage gap.
As a part of Maclean's special issue on the gender wage gap, Sarah Kaplan offers advice for companies hoping to make a difference.
Hadiya Roderique is interviewed by Maclean's magazine about her personal experiences with the gender wage gap and what she thinks companies can do to address the issue.
Sarah Kaplan speaks with Maclean's magazine about the "choice" argument for the gender wage gap and the myth of meritocracy.
