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Women Given Jobs with Less Work Requirements Undermining Career Prospects

The wage gap between men and women and the underrepresentation of women in senior leadership roles have been well-documented. One study introduces a new approach to exploring gender disparity in the workplace: the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform a job. Knowledge refers to the information acquired through academic studies or formal training. […]

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Supporting Mental Health Disclosure Helps Employees and their Organizations

Mental health concerns among employees are increasingly common, affecting a significant portion of the workforce, with estimates suggesting as many as 65% believe these concerns interfere with their jobs. Disclosing one’s mental health concerns is a critical step to accessing organizational help. However, many employees are reluctant to disclose the issues they are dealing with, […]

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The Unexpected Reasons Employees Choose 4-Day Work Week Options

Compressed work schedules, such as full-time, 4-day weeks, are viewed as solutions for enhancing work-life balance and increasing full-time female labour participation. A Ghent University study shows that many employees can find the compressed schedules appealing but not for the expected reasons. These findings emerged from the study’s focus on how autonomy, career, and personal […]

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Talent Management Focused on Skills Leads to Strategically Agile Companies

In addition to traditional static, job-oriented, high-performer talent management initiatives and programs, companies should approach talent management through a skills-matching perspective focused on aligning individual skills with organizational goals and strategies. A study based on in-depth interviews with 34 senior HR leaders from eight countries including Singapore, China, the United States and several European countries […]

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Why Self-Confident Women Have Less Influence than Self-Confident Men

Women are still a minority in many male-dominated professions, such as engineering and technology, as well as being a minority in leadership positions in most industries. Past studies have shown that women in these industries have a difficult time exerting the same influence in their organizations. One reason often cited is that women don’t appear […]

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