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Does Encouragement Matter in Improving Gender Imbalances in Technical Fields? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Encouragement via email can increase female students’ interest in STEM conferences.

Cait Unkovic, Maya Sen, Kevin M. Quinn (2016)

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)

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)

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)

My Fair Physicist? Feminine Math and Science Role Models Demotivate Young Girls

When STEM role models defy multiple stereotypes, their achievements appear unattainable to middle-school girls, who lose interest in STEM.

Diana E. Betz, Denise Sekaquaptewa (2012)

Does Women’s Knowledge of Voting Rights Affect Their Voting Behaviour in Village Elections? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

For women in rural China, training on voting rights and responsibilities increased their participation in village elections.

Xiaopeng Pang, Junxia Zeng, Scott Rozelle (2013)

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)

Power, Conflict, and Community: How Gendered Views of Political Power Influence Women’s Political Ambition

Women’s perceptions of the tasks and goals associated with a political career impact their level of political ambition.

Monica C. Schneider, Mirya R. Holman, Amanda B. Diekman, Thomas McAndrew (2016)

Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A 10-week, yoga-based mindfulness program reduced symptoms of PTSD among women with chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.

Bessel A. van der Kolk, Laura Stone, Jennifer West, Alison Rhodes, David Emerson, Michael Suvak, Joseph Spinazzola (2014)

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)