Tag: Workplace
How accommodating workers with autism benefits employers — and all of...
Katherine Breward, University of Winnipeg
Companies seek a competitive edge by hiring talented people, yet many capable workers are overlooked because they have autism.
People with...
Women take a hit for reporting sexual harassment, but #MeToo may...
Chloe Grace Hart, Stanford University
An unprecedented number of women have come forward to share stories of workplace sexual harassment since the #MeToo movement gained...
#MeToo, workplace equality and the ‘wave of women’: 3 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look...
Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support...
George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University
Activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 to honor the memory of those...
Got a boss who denies reality? A behavioral scientist’s guide to...
Gleb Tsipursky, The Ohio State University
‘Tis the season for holiday parties at the office.
While they’re great for building workplace camaraderie and team spirit,...
Our laws don’t do enough to protect our health data
Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University
Have you ever wondered why your computer often shows you ads that seem tailor-made for your interests? The answer...
What post-Weinstein Hollywood can learn from ’90s sexual harassment training
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
When accounts of Harvey Weinstein’s harassment emerged, they reminded me of vignettes from harassment videos made by professional human...
Google memo completely misses how implicit biases harm women
E. Anne York, Meredith College
Workplace biases are back in the national conversation, thanks to the recent memo by a Google employee. The memo’s author...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
