The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp
Employment opportunities for refugees significantly boosted their psychological well being. For women refugees, it also increased their perceptions of household power and intolerance for intimate partner violence.
Reshmaan Hussam,
Erin M. Kelley,
Gregory Lane,
Fatima Zahra
Perceptions of women of color who claim compound discrimination: Interpersonal judgments and perceived credibility
Claims of compound discrimination (from women of color suffering from sexism and racism) are perceived as neither more troublemaking nor less credible than claims of sexism or racism alone
Jessica D. Remedios,
Samantha H. Snyder,
Charles A. Lizza
Benefit-Finding Improves Well-Being among Women Who Have Experienced Gender Discrimination
Encouraging women to reflect on the lessons of past experiences of sexist discrimination can improve subjective well-being, while also motivating action for positive change.
On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women’s Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms
By directly depositing wages into women’s own bank accounts paired with information sessions teaching them how to use bank accounts, India’s public workfare program increased female labor force participation in Madhya Pradesh.
Focal random selection closes the gender gap in competitiveness
Using random selection from a preselected pool of applicants closes the gender gap in competitiveness and can increase the number of high-performing women who apply to senior-level positions.
Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps
Redesigning résumés reduces discrimination against female jobseekers with child-related employment gaps and overall improves hireability of applicants with and without employment gaps.
Ariella S. Kristal,
Leonie Nicks,
Jamie Lee Gloor,
Oliver P. Hauser
The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp
Employment opportunities for refugees significantly boosted their psychological well being. For women refugees, it also increased their perceptions of household power and intolerance for intimate partner violence.
Reshmaan Hussam,
Erin M. Kelley,
Gregory Lane,
Fatima Zahra
Benefit-Finding Improves Well-Being among Women Who Have Experienced Gender Discrimination
Encouraging women to reflect on the lessons of past experiences of sexist discrimination can improve subjective well-being, while also motivating action for positive change.
Focal random selection closes the gender gap in competitiveness
Using random selection from a preselected pool of applicants closes the gender gap in competitiveness and can increase the number of high-performing women who apply to senior-level positions.
Perceptions of women of color who claim compound discrimination: Interpersonal judgments and perceived credibility
Claims of compound discrimination (from women of color suffering from sexism and racism) are perceived as neither more troublemaking nor less credible than claims of sexism or racism alone
Jessica D. Remedios,
Samantha H. Snyder,
Charles A. Lizza
On Her Own Account: How Strengthening Women’s Financial Control Impacts Labor Supply and Gender Norms
By directly depositing wages into women’s own bank accounts paired with information sessions teaching them how to use bank accounts, India’s public workfare program increased female labor force participation in Madhya Pradesh.
Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps
Redesigning résumés reduces discrimination against female jobseekers with child-related employment gaps and overall improves hireability of applicants with and without employment gaps.
Ariella S. Kristal,
Leonie Nicks,
Jamie Lee Gloor,
Oliver P. Hauser