Why sex discrimination at work doesn’t go away until women are in charge | Torsten Bell

New research reveals men pay little heed to women in mixed-sex teams

Single-sex teams are something for the football pitch,not the workplace. It's notthe 1950s. Many studies show the benefits of mixed teams: among scientists, for example, they produce more impactful research.

But does it matter how mixed they are? Yes, for the women in them, concludes fascinating American research. In a couple of experiments, undergraduates were randomly assigned to small (five or six people) male- or female-majority teams, who then worked together for a period as part of their studies.

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