Pew Research: Gender reversal on career aspirations
2012 metastudy by Pew Research Center synthesized the results of several surveys on employment statistics and attitudes toward work and quality of life
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The impact of race and interpersonal dominance on perceptions of female leaders
2012 study from Northwestern University and Duke University on gender, race and perceptions of assertive behaviors in the workplace.
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Women in the Labor Force: A Databook
2012 publication by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on women in the workplace, 1979-2010.
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Gender gap in executive compensation: The role of female directors and CEOs
2012 study from the University of Illinois on the relationship between female representation in compensation committees, the presence of female CEOs, and the reduction of gender wage disparities.
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Men’s and women’s pathways through four-year colleges: Disruption and sex stratification
2010 study from the University of Washington published in the American Educational Research Journal on nontraditional college participation and gender.
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Sexism and gender inequality across 57 societies
2011 study from DePaul University published in Psychological Science linking societal-level sexism and increased gender inequality.
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Changes in time allocation among American families
2011 paper in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on the broad changes to work/life balance in the American family.
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I’m not voting for her: Polling discrepancies and female candidates
2010 study in Political Behavior on why pre-election polls in contests involving female candidates often do not accurately predict actual election outcomes.
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Jackie (and Jill) Robinson effect: Why do congresswomen outperform congressmen?
2011 study in American Journal of Political Science on the connection between gender and the effectiveness of elected officials.
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Black gender gap in education: Historical trends and racial comparisons
2011 study in the journal Demography examining the higher education completion rates for black men and women between 1940 and 2000.
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