Bias in Charts: Race, Gender, Education, and Income Author: Project LookSharp Activity Description In this media literacy activity, students analyze data visualizations—specifically charts from The New York Times and a blog post—to explore how media can shape perceptions of income disparities related to race, gender, and education. Students will critically assess the design, presentation, and [Read More...]
In this Big Ideas Talk, Andrea Doucet tells a story with unparalleled power—a stirring and thought-provoking story that almost literally leaps off the screen. Doucet is a care scholar. “For 30 years,” she says, “I’ve consulted with governments and international organizations – and I’ve told stories about how women and men care for children and [Read More...]
This video of Ellen Galinsky "Skills for Success in School, Work and Life" was created at the 2024 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference June 20, 2024 in Montreal Canada. Ellen Galinsky is the President of Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN). She also [Read More...]
Objective: To assess the family science literature's focus on NativeAmericans and their families through articles published in the flagshipjournals of the National Council on Family Relations. Background:Historically, Native Americans and their families have been underrepresentedin the social sciences literature. Scholars have attributed this nearinvisibility to shifting census categories, underrepresentation in samples,and residence in more rural [Read More...]
Objective: This study assesses the psychometric properties of the four‐and eight‐item versions of the Patient‐Reported Outcomes MeasurementInformation System (PROMIS) Pediatric Psychological Stress Measure (PPSM) foruse with Latino immigrant adolescents. Background: Immigrant Latino youth areexposed to numerous stressors that can have consequences affecting healthwell into adulthood. However, few studies have assessed the suitability ofpsychosocial measures for [Read More...]
Asynchronous video interviews (AVIs) have become popular toolsfor applicant selection. Although AVIs are standardized, extant researchremains silent on whether this novel interview format could introduce newforms of bias. Because many applicants complete AVIs from their homes, theirvideo background could provide evaluators with information about stigmatizingfeatures that (a) are usually "invisible" in traditional selection contextsbut become [Read More...]
Do firms with majority female ownership differ from firms with minorityfemale ownership or male‐owned firms in terms of perceived constraints onaccessing finance? Using World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) data for Indianfirms, our results show that there is no significant difference in male‐ andfemale‐owned firms in terms of their perceptions about accessing finance.Yet, this is true [Read More...]
Despite a substantial interest in the effects of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, little attention has been paid to the scientific assessment of inclusion at work. This study designed and validated a new eight-item inclusion scale for use in a diversity and inclusion Audit. Following the work of Person et al. (2018) and April [Read More...]
Remote working because of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded boundaries between work and home, necessitating the need to evaluate the long-term impacts of these changes and mitigate any negative effects on workers' work-life experiences. To do so, we reviewed and examined work-life research published since the start of the pandemic. The review yielded a sample [Read More...]
Objective Examine whether latent classes of marital financial deception exist and what might predict class membership. Background Many individuals have reported financially deceiving their spouse in descriptive studies; estimates range between 40% and 60% depending on the study. However, to date no study has examined the nature of marital financial deception in a multivariate context [Read More...]