Accounting initiative promotes workplace pay equity
During the six decades since pay discrimination was made illegal in the United States, genuine gender pay equity has remained frustratingly out of reach. Legal…
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Major study reveals startup growth may widen gender disparities
When startups expand at speed, founders often make rushed recruitment decisions that can unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new research from a leading Swedish business…
Job Seekers View Female Tech Entrepreneurs as Less Competent, Agentic, and Warm, Impairing Their Capacity to Draw Talent
Female entrepreneurs in the technology sector face significant challenges due to the continued male dominance in the field. A recent study published in the Strategic…
Remote Employment: A Defence Against Gender Bias
Having employees physically present in the office provides businesses and their staff numerous benefits, including enhanced team collaboration and informal mentorship opportunities. However, as organisations…
Study Reveals Cost-of-Living Crisis Affects Health Among Black Communities
A pioneering study has unveiled the profound effects of the cost-of-living crisis on both discrimination and health outcomes within the Black community in the UK,…
Underserved Entrepreneurs Carve Out Their Own Niches
In 2014, Whitney Wolfe Herd resigned from her position at the dating app Tinder, having encountered workplace sexism, and set out to establish her dating…
Startup financing gender gaps are larger in societies with higher levels of women’s empowerment
Commercial bankers play a crucial role in providing the capital necessary for business operations and growth. However, a pervasive gender bias results in women more…
Ageism, sexism, and racism remain widespread in the labour market
A study from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), published in the journal Employee Relations, reveals that discrimination against older job candidates is intensified by factors of…
Field experiment reveals: “blinding” is not a silver bullet to deal with gender bias
The researchers aimed to explore the presence of biases in evaluating employees’ ideas by managers. They embarked on a field experiment within a prominent multinational…
Studies illuminate the effects of gender disparities within the media sector on employee job satisfaction
A study spearheaded by scholars at the City University of London unveils the detrimental effects on job satisfaction caused by perceived gender inequities and the…