Linda Babcock, Carnegie Mellon University

Understanding Barriers to Women’s Advancement in the Workplace: Applied and Action-Oriented Research
Linda Babcock

Description

Semester: 
Winter 2019
Lecture Time: 
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Lecture Location: 

R0220 Ross School of Business

Introduced By: 
Emma Bausch

Abstract

Despite significant gains in women’s educational attainment, gender differences in labor market outcomes persist and barriers to the advancement of women in the workplace still remain. In this talk I will discuss my portfolio of research in this area as well as speak about the pleasures and pitfalls of doing action-oriented research.