Women in mixed teams are less likely to be rated as influential – by other women as well as men. Photograph: Mariusz Szczawinski/Alamy
Single-sex teams are something for the football pitch, not the workplace. It’s not the 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.
Read more on the original article : https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/19/heres-why-sex-discrimination-at-work-doesnt-go-away-until-women-are-in-charge
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