Care Work in the Recovery Economy: Towards a Caring Economy
As society emerges from COVID-19 into a recovery economy, questions about the future of care also emerge. What organizational and policy changes are needed to ensure that care work and caregiving is more equal and sustainable?
Guarding against workplace sexual harassment
This study shows how women workers deal with unwanted, ambiguous sexual interactions through protective behaviours that may limit their career advancement.
How work design affects gender inequality
This study suggests that traditional bureaucratic work practices can in fact provide more flexible work design compared to the post-bureaucratic practices that are meant to be empowering for workers.
How opt-out framing can close gender gaps in competitions
This study suggests that changing competitions (e.g., promotions) from an opt-in process to an opt-out process can eliminate gender gaps in the decision to compete.
How working fathers overcome barriers to work-family balance
This study examines how working fathers overcome barriers to work-family balance using three different strategies.
Using design thinking to encourage girls’ participation in STEM
Incorporating design thinking and empathy-based approaches in STEM learning increases girls’ interest in pursuing STEM careers.