Research led by IDS Graduate Fellow and Wisconsin School of Business PhD candidate Alexis Avery uncovers how historical biases around skin tone continue to shape workplace experiences, particularly in the assignment of hazardous tasks. …
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Can Racial Diversity Attenuate Racial Discrimination in Service Interactions? Evidence from Cite-And-Release Decisions Within Police Departments
Organizational Science (2023) Author: Jirs Meuris Abstract: Despite the belief that racial diversity in organizations will attenuate racial discrimination in service interactions, the extant literature suggests that it may often exacerbate discrimination by generating intergroup …
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 …
Byars-Winston, Isadore, Jackson, and Meuris present at 2024 Diversity Forum
Panel: What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging and Community? On November 14, IDS affiliates Kyesha Isadore, Corey Jackson, and Jirs Meuris shared their research at the 2024 UW-Madison Diversity Forum in a panel moderated …
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 …
Diversity Science Podcast: Jirs Meuris on How Organizations Matter for Promoting Diversity
In this episode IDS Chair Angela Byars-Winston talks to Jirs Meuris about his research on the sorts of policies and practices that make a difference for organizations that want to promote diversity. Meuris is …