Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to careers and jobs.
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How single women downplay their professional ambitions around single men
Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to careers and jobs.
How single women downplay their professional ambitions around single men
Women are asked to volunteer for low-status tasks more often than men, and accept much more often.
Rotman Management Magazine
Sonia Kang, Katherine DeCelles, Andràs Tilcsik, and Sora Jun show that even companies that publicly espouse an inclusive environment continue to discriminate against candidates who appear to be from non-white backgrounds. Worse yet, many non-white job candidates are proactively ‘whitening’ their resumes in order to hide their racial identity.
Rotman Management Magazine
An individual's social class of origin continues to play an enduring role in shaping life and economic trajectories.
Many businesses write mission statements that affirm their support for diversity and put their staff through “implicit bias training." Both steps are well-intentioned but can be counter-productive if not backed by deeper changes, warns Sarah Kaplan in the Financial Times.
See this segment with Sarah Kaplan on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin which aired on International Women's Day 2017. It covers some of the key issues to consider when thinking about gender and the economy.
How stereotypical masculinity is rewarded over competence
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail