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Why diversity and expectations matter

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This article was delivered in a session entitled Insights from a behavioral lens: why perceptions and diversity matter. In the article, I ask whether a diverse academic workforce is an asset to a University, and more generally to society, and conclude that it is. Although this conclusion is based on empirical data from US universities, the message is universal. Even when correcting for years of experience, rank, and nature of appointment and women's work‐life situation, there is still a negative expectation bias, whereby women and minority candidates are not expected to be as good as male researchers (a bias that also exists in the case of the appointment of female Chief Executive Officers). On the other hand, more women and minority appointments increase the productivity of women students.

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  • Jill J. McCluskey, 2019. "Why diversity and expectations matter," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 50(S1), pages 107-111, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:agecon:v:50:y:2019:i:s1:p:107-111
    DOI: 10.1111/agec.12530
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    1. Saucier, Donald A. & Jones, Tucker L. & Schiffer, Ashley A. & Renken, Noah D., 2022. "The Empathetic Course Design Perspective," Applied Economics Teaching Resources (AETR), Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 4(4), September.
    2. Lijuan Cao & Jing Zhu & Hua Liu, 2023. "Research performance, academic promotion, and gender disparities: Analysis of data on agricultural economists in Chinese higher education," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 54(2), pages 307-326, March.
    3. Saucier, Donald A. & Renken, Noah D. & Schiffer, Ashley A. & Jones,Tucker L., 2023. "Recommendations for Contextualizing and Facilitating Class Conversations about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Social Justice," Applied Economics Teaching Resources (AETR), Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 5(1), January.
    4. Zarrina Juraqulova & Jill J. McCluskey & Ron C. Mittelhammer, 2022. "Promotional achievement of economists: Does being agricultural or female matter?," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(4), pages 2064-2086, December.

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