Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School

Don’t miss TODAY’s seminar at 3pm ET online! Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University professor Shuo Zhang will explore gender biases within job recommendation algorithms. Join us this afternoon: https://lnkd.in/eusGN3wR

Join us on Monday for the next seminar in our spring series! Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University professor Shuo Zhang will explore gender biases within job recommendation algorithms. She’ll present recent research where, using fictitious profiles differing only in age and gender on four Chinese job boards, she found that online job platforms present distinct recommendations based on gender. 🗓️ Mar. 10 🕒 3pm ET 💻 Online RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eusGN3wR

Don’t miss TODAY’s seminar at 3pm ET online! UCLA Anderson School of Management professor Ricardo Perez-Truglia will discuss pay transparency, salary negotiations, and the gender pay gap. Join us this afternoon: https://lnkd.in/ep7RqP_V

Join us Monday for the next seminar in our spring series! UCLA Anderson School of Management professor Ricardo Perez-Truglia will discuss pay transparency, salary negotiations, and the gender pay gap – including his own recent research on how face-to-face interactions with managers may contribute to the gender pay gap. 🗓️ Mar. 3 🕒 3 pm ET 💻 Online RSVP: https://lnkd.in/ep7RqP_V

Don’t miss TODAY’s seminar at 3pm ET online! WAPPP research fellow Shiya Wang, PhD will present findings from her research with Columbia Business School professor Adina Sterling on how initial salary offers for men and women differ based on gender stereotypes. Join us this afternoon: https://lnkd.in/ejciP_8Y

Join us virtually on Monday for the next seminar in our spring series, Make Work Fair! In next week’s seminar, WAPPP research fellow Shiya Wang, PhD will present findings from her research with Columbia Business School professor Adina Sterling on how initial salary offers for men and women differ based on gender stereotypes. Their research suggests that the gender offer gap is higher in occupations with more ‘masculine-typed’ tasks, compared to occupations with more ‘feminine-typed’ tasks. Join us Monday to learn more: 🗓️ Feb. 24 🕒 3 pm ET 💻 Online RSVP: https://lnkd.in/ejciP_8Y

WAPPP senior fellow Dame Jacinda Ardern reflects on ‘Prime Minister’, the new Sundance documentary chronicling her time serving as New Zealand’s third woman in power. “I would not be the first woman who’s had to multitask and face those questions or try and hide that there’s any impact from caregiving on the work that I do”, says Ardern. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ebyt8zYm

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the invaluable contributions women and girls make to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). While progress has been made, gender inequality remains a significant barrier in these fields. Women continue to be underrepresented, especially in leadership roles, and face unique challenges throughout their careers. The Gender Action Portal offers critical research summaries that examine how gender-related barriers affect women's access to and success in STEM. Explore the "STEM" topic for research-driven insights that are driving change around the world. Today, let's not only recognize the remarkable achievements of women and girls in science but also commit to building a more inclusive and equitable future in STEM. #WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #STEM #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

Join us today at 3pm ET for our virtual seminar with The University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor Erika Kirgios, who will examine how gender diversity incentives affect women’s aspirations to lead. Register here: https://lnkd.in/etm-eKfp

“The problem isn’t the mission of DEI... it is that the way many organizations tried to implement DEI was neither evidence-based nor effective." In this piece by Brigid Schulte, WAPPP senior researcher Siri Chilazi discusses the evidence on what works to create real workplace change, shared in the new book 'Make Work Fair' that she and WAPPP co-director Iris Bohnet published last week. An issue with many common approaches is a focus on programs or individuals, they say, rather than building systems that advance true fairness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_hDiyzB