Women, leadership and the “glass cliff”: Research roundup
2013 review of research on how women leaders can be set up to work under difficult conditions that can lead to dissatisfaction and higher turnover.
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Changing work and work-family conflict: A randomized control trial
2014 study in the American Sociological Review looks at the effects of a program that shifts control over the work schedule from managers to employees.
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How “overwork” helps explain the gender pay gap: Data analysis
2014 study in the American Sociological Review that demonstrates how a culture of overwork has perpetuated the U.S. gender wage gap.
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Research findings on women, business leadership and the “Lehman sisters” hypothesis
2014 review of scholarship in Cambridge Journal of Economics on whether or not having more women in leadership roles can help eliminate risky firm behavior.
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Women in the U.S. military and combat roles: Research roundup
2012 research review of relevant studies and data relating to the issues facing U.S. servicewomen.
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Poverty among women in the United States: A primer
2013 report by the National Council for Research on Women based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and other sources.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2013 report on women’s earnings
Bureau of Labor 2013 report on women’s earnings in the United States, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey.
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Women, work and work/life balance: Research roundup
2013 review of academic scholarship and government research on women, work and work/life balance.
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Women and STEM occupations: Retention rates and reasons for leaving
2013 paper from U.T. Austin and Cornell University in Social Forces comparing the retention of women working in STEM-related fields to those in non-STEM work.
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Occupational gender segregation, social stratification and pay differences
2012 study published in the journal Sociology on the relationship between occupational segregation by gender and the extent of gender inequality.
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