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Does a Flexibility/Support Organizational Initiative Improve High-Tech Employees’ Well-Being? Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network

An organizational intervention that promotes workers’ flexibility and supervisor support increases job-related well-being among IT workers, as well as general well-being among women.

Phyllis Moen, Erin L. Kelly, Wen Fan, Shi-Rong Lee, David Almeida, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Orfeu M. Buxton (2016)
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Evidence That Gendered Wording in Job Advertisements Exists and Sustains Gender Inequality

Job advertisements that use masculine wording are less appealing to women.

Danielle Gaucher, Justin Friesen, Aaron C. Kay (2011)
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Age, Women, and Hiring: An Experimental Study

Older women were less likely than younger women to be offered interviews for entry-level positions, despite having resumes with matched characteristics.

Joanna N. Lahey (2008)
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Constraints into Preferences: Gender, Status, and Emerging Career Aspirations

When cultural stereotypes portray women as less competent than men on a task, women judge their abilities more harshly, use a higher standard than men, and show less interest in related careers.

Shelley Correll (2004)
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Does Diversity-Valuing Behavior Result in Diminished Performance Ratings for Nonwhite and Female Leaders?

Promoting diversity lowers performance evaluations for leaders who are women and/or people of color, but not for leaders who are white men.

David R. Hekman, Stefanie K. Johnson, Maw-Der Foo, Wei Yang (2016)
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Who Is Willing to Sacrifice Ethical Values for Money and Social Status? Gender Differences in Reactions to Ethical Compromises

Women have greater moral reservations about ethical compromises in business, contributing to the gender gap in business schools, companies, and leadership.

Jessica A. Kennedy, Laura Kray (2014)
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A Gender Bias in the Attribution of Creativity: Archival and Experimental Evidence for the Perceived Association Between Masculinity and Creative Thinking

Common views of creativity favor stereotypically masculine traits, leading people to perceive women as less creative, and less deserving of recognition and reward.

Devon Proudfoot, Aaron C. Kay, Christy Z. Koval (2015)
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Negotiating Gender Roles: Gender Differences in Assertive Negotiating Are Mediated by Women’s Fear of Backlash and Attenuated When Negotiating on Behalf of Others

Women adjust their negotiation strategies according to context, conceding early when they anticipate backlash for violating gender expectations.

Emily T. Amanatullah, Michael W. Morris (2010)
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No Gender Difference in Willingness to Compete When Competing against Self

Though women are less willing than men to compete against others, they are equally willing to compete against their own past achievements, with similar boosts to performance.

Coren L. Apicella, Elif E. Demiral, Johanna Mollerstrom (2017)
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Much Ado About Nothing? Observers’ Problematization of Women’s Same-Sex Conflict at Work

Conflict between women is perceived as more problematic than conflict between men, or conflict between a woman and a man—even in otherwise identical workplace scenarios.

Leah D. Sheppard, Karl Aquino (2013)
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Does a Flexibility/Support Organizational Initiative Improve High-Tech Employees’ Well-Being? Evidence from the Work, Family, and Health Network

An organizational intervention that promotes workers’ flexibility and supervisor support increases job-related well-being among IT workers, as well as general well-being among women.

Phyllis Moen, Erin L. Kelly, Wen Fan, Shi-Rong Lee, David Almeida, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Orfeu M. Buxton (2016)
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Age, Women, and Hiring: An Experimental Study

Older women were less likely than younger women to be offered interviews for entry-level positions, despite having resumes with matched characteristics.

Joanna N. Lahey (2008)
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Does Diversity-Valuing Behavior Result in Diminished Performance Ratings for Nonwhite and Female Leaders?

Promoting diversity lowers performance evaluations for leaders who are women and/or people of color, but not for leaders who are white men.

David R. Hekman, Stefanie K. Johnson, Maw-Der Foo, Wei Yang (2016)
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A Gender Bias in the Attribution of Creativity: Archival and Experimental Evidence for the Perceived Association Between Masculinity and Creative Thinking

Common views of creativity favor stereotypically masculine traits, leading people to perceive women as less creative, and less deserving of recognition and reward.

Devon Proudfoot, Aaron C. Kay, Christy Z. Koval (2015)
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No Gender Difference in Willingness to Compete When Competing against Self

Though women are less willing than men to compete against others, they are equally willing to compete against their own past achievements, with similar boosts to performance.

Coren L. Apicella, Elif E. Demiral, Johanna Mollerstrom (2017)
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Evidence That Gendered Wording in Job Advertisements Exists and Sustains Gender Inequality

Job advertisements that use masculine wording are less appealing to women.

Danielle Gaucher, Justin Friesen, Aaron C. Kay (2011)
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Constraints into Preferences: Gender, Status, and Emerging Career Aspirations

When cultural stereotypes portray women as less competent than men on a task, women judge their abilities more harshly, use a higher standard than men, and show less interest in related careers.

Shelley Correll (2004)
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Who Is Willing to Sacrifice Ethical Values for Money and Social Status? Gender Differences in Reactions to Ethical Compromises

Women have greater moral reservations about ethical compromises in business, contributing to the gender gap in business schools, companies, and leadership.

Jessica A. Kennedy, Laura Kray (2014)
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Negotiating Gender Roles: Gender Differences in Assertive Negotiating Are Mediated by Women’s Fear of Backlash and Attenuated When Negotiating on Behalf of Others

Women adjust their negotiation strategies according to context, conceding early when they anticipate backlash for violating gender expectations.

Emily T. Amanatullah, Michael W. Morris (2010)
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Much Ado About Nothing? Observers’ Problematization of Women’s Same-Sex Conflict at Work

Conflict between women is perceived as more problematic than conflict between men, or conflict between a woman and a man—even in otherwise identical workplace scenarios.

Leah D. Sheppard, Karl Aquino (2013)
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