The startup gender pay gap no one is paying attention to — equity

Oct07
by on October 7, 2020 at 6:30 am
Posted In: syndication


The fact that women are paid less than male colleagues is a stubborn fact in the U.S. workplace. As of July, women earned 84 cents for every dollar a man earned. It is a discrepancy that has garnered significant attention from scholars, the media and sex discrimination lawsuits. But this figure only tells part of the story regarding gender pay inequality. As a professor of business management, I have long studied compensation and inequality and know that base pay is only one way that women are disadvantaged in the workplace. Recent research by myself and colleagues shines a light on how…

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You need to stop hiring ‘cultural fits’

Oct06
by on October 6, 2020 at 6:30 am
Posted In: Podium


Two of the most famous characters from Lewis Carol’s Through the Looking Glass are the twins, Tweedledum and Tweedledee. When Alice encounters them, they ridiculously mirror each other’s actions and words. Each brother frequently says “contrariwise” as if he’s about to disagree with his counterpart, only to inadvertently say the same thing. Unfortunately, far too many companies end up with teams that look and act in much the same way. Every organization would say they want to hire according to merit. The problem is that many people unconsciously evaluate merit in a self-validating way. The most successful candidate will often…

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