A study published in the European Sociological Review by former HCPDS Graduate Student Affiliate Sinn Won Han, current HCPDS Graduate Student Affiliate Ohjae Gowen, and HCPDS faculty member Mary Brinton expands recent research that shows an increase in both female labor force participation and fertility rates (a change signaling possible greater gender equality within the household) by looking at the impact of the persistent “gender-role ideology” that continues to prioritize…
Novel audit study finds that employers did not discriminate against job applicants that support unions
New Harvard Bell Postdoctoral Fellow A. Nicole Kreisberg, PhD, and her colleague Nathan Wilmers, PhD, published a study in which they submitted hundreds of resumes (some indicating union support) in response to actual job postings, and evaluated employer callback rates.
Bad credit report impacts job applicants differently
A study based on a survey experiment co-authored by Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alum Rourke L. O’Brien, PhD, shows women and black job applicants to be negatively impacted by a bad credit report.
Youth employment in South Africa
Pop Center faculty member Till Bärnighausen and colleagues explore the challenges of youth employment in South Africa in this working paper. http://www.opensaldru.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11090/612/2013_96.pdf?sequence=1