When you're looking for a job, any number of factors can work against you. When you're passed over for a job you seek because you're told you're "overqualified" it may be initially flattering, but it's most likely not what ...
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2022
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"Girls are expected to work harder, perform better academically and behave better. On the other hand, boys are allowed to get away with worse behavior. In addition, less is expected of them, which discourages many of them ...
Education
Nov 15, 2021
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Rather than reducing gender-based pay inequality by limiting managers' reliance on factors such as gender bias and favoritism, a shift to performance bonuses and other meritocratic employment practices may actually widen ...
Economics & Business
Aug 24, 2021
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As behavioral scientists, we have a keen interest in how people make decisions, and particularly how these decisions incorporate a range of emotional, cognitive and psychological factors.
Social Sciences
May 20, 2021
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It is time to change the debate around sex work from a moral issue to one of workers' rights, a University of Otago study argues.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2021
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Scientists say outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action for climate mitigation and adaptation.
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2021
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One manufacturer embedded women-welcoming language in its recruitment materials.
Social Sciences
Feb 25, 2021
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For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in how we move about in our daily lives. Adhering to social distancing rules, millions of people are now working and socializing from home—only venturing ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2020
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A new longitudinal study of fifth and sixth graders in Germany examined the relation between classmates' gender stereotypes and individual students' reading outcomes to shed light on how these stereotypes contribute to the ...
Education
Feb 26, 2020
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Could your name help you or keep you from getting a job?
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2019
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