Topic: Bias
#MeToo: Company Responses to Harassment Claims Can Mitigate Reputation Damage
New research looks beyond attitudes toward specific executives accused of harassment to focus on people’s perceptions of corporatewide gender culture.
A Bottom-Up, Instead of Top-Down, Path Away from Sexist Bosses
Encouraging the rank-and-file to value feminine traits reduces the implicit endorsement of a biased supervisor
A Skeptical Board Can Protect Shareholders From an Empire-Building CEO
Director expertise disciplines CEO into providing better information
Accused of Prejudice, Some Claim They’re the Victims
Claiming victimhood of a different sort — say, concerning free speech — seen as more effective in silencing criticism
Alcohol Use and Violent Crime: a 36% Shorter Sentence
Intoxication seems to work as an unofficial mitigating factor
Being Biased against Friends to Appear Unbiased
If the boss is your friend, and compensation decisions are public, a bonus you’d get on merit might not be forthcoming
Career Mentoring Default — Women for Women — Altered by Quality Data
A well-intentioned best practice, gender matching might not be optimal
Confront on One Prejudice — and Reduce Overall Bigotry
Whites reprimanded for using a Black stereotype express fewer biases about Latinx people and women
Consumers Habitually Seek the Middle Ground
Unpublished research shows avoiding the extremes is a common approach marketers need to address
COVID Tested U.S. Health Systems — and its News Habits
Social media optimal for spreading conspiracy theories
COVID-19 Tactics Varied by Gender Among Brazilian Mayors Running for Reelection
Notable differences in death rates; it appears candidates factored in voter gender bias
Creative People Really Do Think Differently
Employing a distinct part of the brain, they’re better at imagining a distant future and seeing others’ points of view
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”
Do Body Cams Give Police an Unintended Break?
Video from officer-worn cameras is judged less negatively than footage captured on dashboard cameras
Do Social Laws Always Cause a Backlash?
Laws that threaten ideological preferences prompt some opponents to adopt more extreme beliefs
Do the Benefits of Pay Transparency Accrue Mostly to Employers?
Revealed compensation might motivate workers to do more, without a raise