Marianne Cooper
Sociologist. Studying inequality. Translating research into action. Contributing writer @TheAtlantic. Lead Researcher @LeanInOrg. Author, #CutAdrift.
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Women researchers are publishing less since the pandemic hit
The chasm is tricky for employers to close, given that it is largely grounded in issues that happen at home. Here's how one hospital is tackling it.
‘They Go to Mommy First’
How the pandemic is disproportionately disrupting mothers’ careers.
Demand for Chief Diversity Officers Is High. So Is Turnover.
Frustrated by talk but little action and a lack of resources, many diversity chiefs find themselves rotating through C-suites.
Marianne Cooper
CDOs face a "glass cliff" situation. They're expected to undo systemic inequalities but given few resources & little decision making power. If companies are going to deliver on their anti-racism & equity statements, CDOs need *real* power to make change.
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The Pandemic is Not Gender Neutral - Hawaii Business Magazine
Working women suffer disproportionately from the recession in their finances, careers and health Nikki Nakamura and her husband still sit at each end of the...
People who support colorblind ideology show less intergroup empathy and are less likely to take action against prejudice
A recent study linked colorblind ideology to inaction against prejudice among university students. Empathy towards out-groups and positive/negative ...
Essential workers should be treated with more respect
A new report provides a sobering look at the risk and uncertainty that essential workers faced during relatively good economic times before COVID. Their plight is much more precarious now.
Gender-bias in science: Men rated as better students despite women outperforming them
A Colorado State University study found that even at undergrad level students undervalue women students' abilities - despite high numbers and scoring better grades.
Toxic Mask-ulinity: The link between masculine toughness and affective reactions to mask wearing in the COVID-19 era | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Toxic Mask-ulinity: The link between masculine toughness and affective reactions to mask wearing in the COVID-19 era - Carl L. Palmer, Rolfe D. Peterson
COVID-19's Impact on Childcare and Gender Equality
A report out of the Center for Economic and Policy Research explores COVID-19's short and long term impact on gender equality and childcare.
Is Working from Home a Solution to Gender Inequality?
Working from home, as a type of flexible working arrangement, is often suggested as a solution to work-life challenges for privileged professionals. The global spread of COVID-19 has rendered working from home key to attempting normalcy during a...
Coronavirus squeezes the "sandwich generation"
The increasing family and financial pressures on these workers means complications for employers, too.
The Study That Debunks Most Anti-Abortion Arguments
For five years, a team of researchers asked women about their experience after having—or not having—an abortion. What do their answers tell us?
Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus’ severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while...
Ten out of the 12 hospitals in Texas' Rio Grande Valley are now full
"We are now at the point of grave concern," said the CEO of one hospital system in deep South Texas as local hospitals began diverting patients away from their emergency rooms amid a crush of COVID-19 infections.
Nearly 3 in 4 US moms were in the workforce before the COVID-19 pandemic – is that changing?
In about two in three US families with two parents, both are working or looking for a job. That makes caring for kids when schools and day care providers are closed hard if not impossible.
Study suggests women plastic surgery residents rate their performance harsher than men rate their own
Recent news headlines, such as "Gender gap in self-promotion penalizes women," "Women less inclined to self-promote than men," and "Men exaggerate their importance at work while women do the exact opposite," vividly portray a long-standing problem...
Will Covid 19 push women out of the labor force?
What will happen if the economy opens but schools do not?
Summer reading 2020
For those who want to slow down and still keep up.