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New research shows that where work happens — remotely or on-site — plays a central role in shaping women’s exposure to everyday gender discrimination. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

October 27, 2025

Remote work reduced gender discrimination — returning to the office may change that

Laura Doering, University of Toronto and András Tilcsik, University of Toronto

For many women, going back to the office can mean stepping back into environments where gender bias is more pronounced.

The subtler, more insidious forms of discrimination that women face at work often go unnoticed. (Shutterstock)

September 27, 2023

Hidden in plain sight: Women face subtle forms of discrimination and bias in the workplace

Laura Doering, University of Toronto; András Tilcsik, University of Toronto, and Jan Doering, University of Toronto

While blatant discrimination is easy to condemn because of how obvious it is, there are subtler, more insidious forms that also need to be rooted out.

Members of book clubs can impose rules through penalties. Hill Street Studios/Stone via Getty Images

June 9, 2022

Imposing penalties can deter rule breakers – but the timing needs to be right

Amandine Ody-Brasier, Yale University and Laura Doering, University of Toronto

People penalized for violating a group’s shared rules could go on to disrupt its functioning, out of revenge. Two scholars suggest a way of imposing rules.

Research shows the benefits of having a face-to-face relationship with your bank. (Shutterstock)

June 12, 2019

The value of an old‑fashioned visit to your bank branch

Laura Doering, University of Toronto

Research suggests there are hidden costs to abandoning personalized banking relationships in favour of online banking.

Why do we think of a firefighter as a man and a nurse as a woman and not the other way around? AP Photos

July 24, 2017

How a job acquires a gender (and less authority if it’s female)

Sarah Thebaud, University of California, Santa Barbara and Laura Doering, McGill University

Why do we consider some occupations ‘male’ and other ‘female’? New research sheds some light on how giving jobs genders hurts everyone, men included.

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