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This week's featured content from Outsmarting Human Minds (OSH) - Implicit Revolution 2: Testing Our Implicit Associations https://outsmartinghumanminds.org//implicit-revolution-pa/ To learn more about OSH, visit http://oustmartinghumanminds.org

This week's featured content from Outsmarting Human Minds (OSH) - Implicit Revolution 1: How We Develop Implicit Bias https://outsmartinghumanminds.org//implicit-revolution-pa/ To learn more about OSH, visit http://oustmartinghumanminds.org

Excited to kick off our second day of the ESS Annual Meeting with a pre-recorded keynote presentation and live Q&A from the amazing Dr. Mary Murphy! Mary Murphy’s groundbreaking research points to several pathways to reduce #IdentityThreat and #BelongingUncertainty in STEM: (1) Boosting numerical representation of underrepresented groups in STEM contexts can close the gender gap in belonging and desire to participate (2) Mentors/faculty who adopt #GrowthMindset cues can decre...ase social identity threat and narrow the achievement gap for URM in STEM (3) Fostering a science of prosociality, communality, and interdependence (#OpenScience) predicts women’s greater participation and occupation of high-status author positions See more

Say cheese - Our ESS Annual Meeting group photo looks a bit different this year! Our consortium's work wouldn't be possible without the incredible efforts and support of its members. Big shout-out to the ESS team (many of whom are pictured here)!

ESS Director, Toni Schmader, sat down with @Association for Psychological Science to discuss the first-ever gender parity review of psychological science published in APS. Check out what she and some of the other authors had to share in Under the Cortex's latest podcast! #WomenInScience https://psychologicalscience.podbean.com/e/the-story-behin/

New paper led by Dr. Eliza Bliss-Moreau and dozens of leading psychologists (including ESS Director Dr. Toni Schmader) seeks to uncover the future of women in #PsychologicalScience. We are also excited to share a new infographic on the topic. Feel free to share and circulate broadly!

New research published in Association for Psychological Science: Changing Social Contexts to Foster Equity in College Science Courses: An Ecological-Belonging Intervention https://journals.sagepub.com/d/abs/10.1177/0956797620929984

Monash University Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and ESS Consortium Member Elizabeth Croft is programming robots to interpret physical cues from humans. Originally published in August 2013, from Best of #UBCTrek 2010-2020: https://trekmagazine.alumni.ubc.ca//f/robot-in-every-home/

Hiring job candidates solely based on #CulturalFit can leave room for unconscious bias to creep in. The solution? "do that skills-based screening first, then bring people in for an interview to make sure theyre pleasant and respectful." https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu//cultural-fit-dis

New research published in #SexRoles finds that women are judged against more criteria than men in job interviews. While men are mostly judged on skills, women are judged against multiple dimensions -- including competence, social behavior, and morality. https://www.psypost.org//study-finds-women-are-judged-agai

"Brief Conversations About Intergroup Relationsis a series of chats between Jordan Axt and an expert discussing conceptual, methodological and theoretical issues in intergroup relationsresearch." Check out interviews with 20 leading researchers here: https://osf.io/va3g5/

What are #MasculineDefaults? "Masculine defaults exist when aspects of a culture value, reward, or regard as standard, normal, neutral, or necessary characteristics or behaviors associated with the male gender role." (Cheryan & Markus, 2020) https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-59614-001

"The world needs more nerds." Awesome bus ad by Science World! #DrBonnie #GirlsInSTEM

Interesting new BJSP paper "shows that gender differences in worklife balance perceptions are, in part, explained by womens perceived lack of fit with leaders and, in turn, their perceptions of incompatibility between who they are at home and who they are at work." https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjso.12411

"Fundamental misunderstandings about childrens capacities to process race are pervasive in the United States population and may delay when adults engage children in important conversations about race." https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-57182-001 #Racism #Bias #Psychology

When social justice efforts backfire -- Social justice efforts led by high-status leaders can discourage members of low status groups from supporting it, even when it seeks to benefit their group. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-57185-001 #Status #SocialJustice #Psychology

New research from Taylor Ballinger and Jennifer Crocker: Understanding Whites perceptions of multicultural policies: A (non)zero-sum framework? https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-55288-001

Check out these two chapters from ESS Director Toni Schmader's social psychology textbook on the causes and consequences of prejudice! https://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud//Greenberg%203e_Ch% https://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud//ComerAP11e_ch05_pp

Research: "study suggests normalizing diversity & inclusion makes people more tolerant" https://werepstem.com//study-suggests-normalizing-diversi/

Learning opportunity: Anti-Black Racism, Racial Disparities, & Allyship syllabus that covers the psychology of racism and how racism shows up in high ed. Provides suggestions for anti-racist action, including bystander intervention and support for scientists/academics from underrepresented groups. https://docs.google.com//1Ld5UriBVH0qbVZIIVFxOQNvkOmW/edit

"Social categorization can help children simplify and understand their social environment but has detrimental consequences in the forms of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Baron review the processes that underlie this psychological capacity here. https://www.annualreviews.org//annurev-devpsych-121318-084

Research - Leaning In or Not Leaning Out? Opt-Out Choice Framing Attenuates Gender Differences in the Decision to Compete https://www.nber.org/papers/w26484

Check out these two chapters from ESS Director Toni Schmaders social psychology textbook on the causes and consequences of prejudice! https://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud//Greenberg%203e_Ch% https://prod-cat-files.macmillan.cloud//ComerAP11e_ch05_pp

A big congratulations to this year's EASP Award Winners, including our very own ESS Director, Toni Schmader, and Constantine Sedikides, who received the EASP Theory-Innovation award! https://www.easp.eu/news/itm/awards_announcement-1167.html

How can we use a gender lens to enact workplace culture change for excellence in research https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2019-0026

You are invited to complete and help promote UNESCO's new global public survey, The World in 2030 - https://en.unesco.org//theworldin2030-help-unesco-set-glob The survey aims to gain insights into the major global challenges of today and the solutions needed to overcome them over the next ten years. The results will help UNESCO set the global agenda on these issues, with a view to guiding the world peacefully into the next decade.

Research - A threat in the network: STEM women in less powerful network positions avoid integrating stereotypically feminine peers. https://journals.sagepub.com/d/pdf/10.1177/1368430219888274

"Jennifer Lopez is 50. Why are we so obsessed with her age?" Explained by Dr. Sonia Kang https://globalnews.ca/news/6498799/jennifer-lopez-age/

The engineering gender gap: its more than a numbers game." Learn more about how ESS is addressing this: https://www.universityaffairs.ca//the-engineering-gender/

A big congratulations to this years EASP Award Winners, including our very own ESS Director, Toni Schmader, and Constantine Sedikides, who received the EASP Theory-Innovation award! https://www.easp.eu/news/itm/awards_announcement-1167.html

Cultural Stereotypes and Sense of Belonging Contribute to Gender Gaps in STEM - read more about Drs. AllisonMaster and Andrew Meltzoff's fascinating work here: http://genderandset.open.ac.uk//genderand/article/view/674 #WomenInSTEM #Belonging #Stereotypes

You are invited to complete and help promote UNESCOs new global public survey, The World in 2030 - https://en.unesco.org//theworldin2030-help-unesco-set-glob The survey aims to gain insights into the major global challenges of today and the solutions needed to overcome them over the next ten years. The results will help UNESCO set the global agenda on these issues, with a view to guiding the world peacefully into the next decade.

"People attribute the lack of women in STEM fields to external factors but attribute the lack of men in helping professions to internal ones." Read about Kate Block's research on this here: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com//why-dont-people-car/

As social distancing protocols stay in effect, it is increasingly important to take care of mental health. Read Dr. Sonia Kang's perspective on improving mental health at organizations here: https://inverse.com//psychologists-say-its-time-to-rethink

Why do so many organisations mess up on race? This article published in Financial Times features ESS Consortium member, Dr. Sonia Kang: https://www.ft.com/con/a792e9c6-1a91-11ea-9186-7348c2f183af

Check out the ESS Consortium June 2020 Newsletter for the latest updates about Engendering Success in STEM research, activities and response to working under current social distancing protocols: https://mailchi.mp/1715858f68cf/cb799p4uuo

"Psychological researchers are examining the complexities of racism and xenophobia at both the interpersonal and societal levels" https://www.psychologicalscience.org/topics/racism

Research conducted by Dr. Koch at St. Francis Xavier University examined Sensitivity about being the Target of a Threatening Upward Comparison (STTUC) among female undergraduates, revealing a negative correlation between the tendency to experience STTUC and belongingness in STEM. Link to poster: https://osf.io/5jfhx/

Now more than ever do we need a strong scientific understanding of the causes, consequences, and methods to counteract bias. Shout out to research by Jennifer Eberhardt (https://sciencemag.org//meet-psychologist-exploring-uncons) and Phillip Goff (https://ted.com//dr_phillip_atiba_goff_how_we_can_make_rac)

Wonderful infographic on how we can create more #Inclusive STEM environments! Designed by Amelia Bachleda at @UW_ILABS http://depts.washington.edu//downloads/STEM_Infographic.pdf

We are incredibly sad to mourn the loss of Katherine Phillips, a leader in our field who led groundbreaking research and shaped our understanding of #Diversity and #Inclusion in the workplace. https://nytimes.com//busine/katherine-w-phillips-dead.html

Why Don't People Care That More Men Don't Choose Caregiving Professions? This article published in @sciam features research from ESS Consortium member ... @thekateblock ! Congratulations, Kate! https://blogs.scientificamerican.com//why-dont-people-car/

Research: Our everyday use of language and pronouns can reveal #SubtleBias when it comes to gender. Read the full article here: https://journals.sagepub.com//full/10.1177/0956797619890619 #UnconsciousBias #GenderBias #Stereotypes

When do people overlook #Discrimination against themselves? Research by Mauricio Carvallo and Brent Pelham finds our need for #Belonging plays a key role. Read the story here: http://spsp.org//carvallo-pelham-discrimination-against-se ... Read the full article here: https://researchgate.net//When-fiends-become-friends-The-n

Check out the ESS Consortium December 2019 Newsletter for the latest updates about Engendering Success in STEM research and activities - https://mailchi.mp/cbd772e8/ess-newsletter-dec-2019-revised

Why Dont People Care That More Men Dont Choose Caregiving Professions? This article published in @sciam features research from ESS Consortium member ... @thekateblock ! Congratulations, Kate! https://blogs.scientificamerican.com//why-dont-people-car/