When it comes to discriminating against women, you’d think that only sexist organizations would be involved. But did you ever imagine that meritocracies would encourage managers to discriminate against women?
Research conducted by Emilio Castilla and Stephen Benard, published last year in
Administrative Science Quarterly, documents a disturbing dynamic that the authors call
“The Paradox Of Meritocracy”. In their rigorous set of empirical studies, they found
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