Academic Workplace Bias Hurts Everyone
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 12:20
in Psychology & Sociology
People who have worked in both academia and the corporate world claim that the bias in academia is worse - which sounds odd, given the nature of academia. But statistics bear that out. Undergraduate representation of political views and handicapped people, for example, matches the general population, but once you reach the graduate, staff and faculty levels in colleges, diversity for people who are outside the political super-majority or who are handicapped disappears. But even if you are part of the in crowd, it seems being a parent can take you right back out. read more