Work and Occupations (2024) Authors: Chloe Grace Hart Abstract: Why might women who experience gender-based bias and harassment at work shy away from efforts to address gender inequality in their workplaces? Drawing on data from 52 …
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Study Broadens Our Understanding of Workplace Sexual Harassment Faced by Gender Minorities
A University of Wisconsin–Madison study has shown high rates of workplace sexual harassment experienced by transgender and nonbinary people and uncovered forms of harassment not previously documented in research. The project is a collaboration between …
Is There an Idealized Target of Sexual Harassment in the MeToo Era?
Social Problems (2025) Author: Chloe Grace Hart Abstract: Evidence suggests that Americans became more sympathetic toward people who experienced sexual harassment as the MeToo movement surged. Yet how comprehensive these shifts in public opinion have …
Historically Excluded Groups in Ecology are Undervalued and Poorly Treated
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2023) Authors: Richard Primack, Tara Miller, Carina Terry, Erika Marín-Spiotta, Pamela Templer, Asmeret Berhe, Emily Diaz Vallejo, Meredith Hastings, Vicki Magley, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, Rebecca Barnes Abstract: Hostile workplaces undermine …
Racial Disparities in the Auto Loan Market
Review of Financial Studies (2023) Authors: Alexander Butler, Erik Mayer, and James Weston Abstract: We document racial disparities in auto lending. Combining credit bureau records with borrower characteristics, we find that Black and Hispanic applicants’ approval rates …
Gender Bias in Promotions: Evidence from Financial Institutions
Review of Financial Studies (2024) Authors: Ruidi Huang, Erik Mayer, and Darius Miller Abstract: We test for gender bias in promotions at financial institutions using two central predictions of Becker’s (1957, 1993) model: firms with bias will (1) raise the …
The Impact of Minority Representation at Mortgage Lenders
Journal of Finance (2023) Authors: W. Scott Frame, Ruidi Huang, Erica Jiang, Yeonjoon Lee, Will Liu, Erik Mayer, and Adi Sunderam Abstract: We study links between the labor market for loan officers and access to mortgage credit. Using …
Contextual Inequality in the Performance Costs of Financial Precarity
Journal of Management (2023) Authors: Jirs Meuris and Joe Gladstone Abstract: A substantial proportion of the workforce experiences financial precarity, which is defined as persistent concern about one’s personal financial welfare. Research suggests that financial precarity often harms …
Task Interdependence and the Gender Wage Gap: The Role of the Gender Composition of an Occupation
Journal of Organizational Behavior (2023) Authors: Jirs Meuris and Allison Elias Abstract: People increasingly need to collaborate with others in their workplace to perform their jobs. Studies have shown that task interdependence can have important consequences …
A Hidden Barrier to Diversification? Performance Recognition Penalties for Incumbent Workers in Male-Dominated Occupations
American Sociological Review (2024) Authors: Jirs Meuris and Jennifer Merluzzi Abstract: Responding to persistent gender inequity, organizations have adopted diversity initiatives to promote women’s representation in traditionally male-dominated occupations. Although studies have identified challenges to these …