"Why does workplace gender diversity (WGD) matter? This may seem like an obsolete question, given the ubiquity of platitudes regarding the importance of 'diversity and inclusion.' But in fact, WGD is a complicated and contested topic. Misunderstandings and disagreements regarding the nature of sex differences and their relevance in the workplace, neglect of the full breadth of reasons for striving to achieve greater WGD, and simplistic expectations of likely organizational benefits are commonplace." - Fine, Sojo & Lawford-Smith (2020), Social Issues & Policy Review.
Here you will find selected examples of Cordelia Fine's academic work exploring the topic of workplace gender equality.
Cordelia Fine has spoken on this topic at a diverse range of organizations and events, including Women in Mining & Resources WA, Coles Group, Women World Changers Summit, European Molecular Biological Organization (keynote), National Gender Equality Conference Sweden (keynote), RANZCO Congress-Women in Ophthalmology and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
Here you will find selected examples of Cordelia Fine's academic work exploring the topic of workplace gender equality.
Cordelia Fine has spoken on this topic at a diverse range of organizations and events, including Women in Mining & Resources WA, Coles Group, Women World Changers Summit, European Molecular Biological Organization (keynote), National Gender Equality Conference Sweden (keynote), RANZCO Congress-Women in Ophthalmology and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
SELECTED RESEARCH
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"Why does workplace gender diversity matter? Here, we provide a review of the literature on both justice-based and organizational benefits of workplace gender diversity that, importantly, is informed by evidence regarding sex differences and their relationship with vocational behavior and outcomes."
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"Online misogyny has become a fixture in female politicians’ lives. Backlash theory suggests that it may represent a threat response prompted by female politicians’ counterstereotypical, power-seeking behaviors. We investigated this hypothesis by analyzing Twitter references to Hillary Clinton before, during, and after her presidential campaign.....findings are consistent with the notion that online misogyny towards female political nominees is a form of backlash prompted by their ambition for power in the political arena."
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“As #MeToo unfurled, it brought a reckoning to high-status men, resulting in hundreds of high-profile resignations, litigations, and ‘cancellations’. Many believed these punishments were fair and just- symbols of a public shift in power that allowed victims to hold perpetrators accountable. Others saw the punishments as excessively harsh over-corrections for historical power imbalances. What can explain these differing views on punishing sexual harassment?"
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Academic Work
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"Workplace gender equality is a central topic of academic and policy debate in the public and private sectors – and source of heterogeneous views within the community (Evans et al., 2018; Pew Research Center, 2017). In part, this polarisation reflects two major obstacles for policymakers, leaders, and managers seeking to make ethical, evidence-based decisions about the promotion of gender equality in the workplace...This project addresses these obstacles by systematically synthesising relevant research and providing evidence-based policy and practice recommendations to expand the evidence base for organisational gender equality."
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"This Lancet issue on women in medicine seeks to address some confronting topics: from a 'system imbued with gender bias to the 'unequal distribution of power within societies'. These important ideas can at times feel like endangered concepts: in discussions about equality in recent decades, principles of equity and social justice have been increasingly crowded out by market logic and rhetoric." (With Victor Sojo)
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