Maybe you’ve been called “stupid” in a one-on-one, laughed at during a presentation or blatantly ignored in a group meeting. While these painful office incidents can happen to anyone, new research by an incoming University of Maryland faculty member into how they are handled exposes a gulf in the treatment of different genders: Women’s reports of workplace abuse are discounted more than men’s, even when the complaints are the same.
Women’s reports of workplace abuse dismissed more than men’s
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