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Cognitive labour significantly impacts women’s workplace experiences and career outcomes, which ultimately undermines gender equity. (Unsplash+)

All women — not just mothers — could benefit from more workplace flexibility

Anja Krstic, York University, Canada; Ivona Hideg, York University, Canada; Janice Yue-Yan Lam, York University, Canada, and Winny Shen, York University, Canada

New research highlights that the career outcomes of both women with and without children are negatively impacted by engaging in unpaid labour.
One persistent gender stereotype is the belief that women are ‘too emotional’ to be effective leaders. This misconception continues to undermine their chances of being considered for leadership roles in the first place. (Shutterstock)

Women are steadier leaders in times of crisis, but they are still being overlooked

Ivona Hideg, York University, Canada; Tanja Hentschel, University of Amsterdam, and Winny Shen, York University, Canada

Although women have long been stereotyped as being “too emotional” for leadership roles, new research suggests it’s actually men who are more likely to let emotions drive their behaviour.
To address barriers that racialized women with non-native accents experience in the Canadian workplace, we need to understand what kinds of bias they face. (Shutterstock)

How ‘benevolent sexism’ undermines Asian women with foreign accents in the workplace

Ivona Hideg, York University, Canada; Samantha Hancock, Western University, and Winny Shen, York University, Canada

Recent research explores how women with non-native English accents — specifically Mandarin — fare in the Canadian job market.

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