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Forget fun fonts. A new study finds formal government communications can be more effective.
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Real-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced
There are pervasive stereotypes that Americans who are low income and access government assistance are lazy, lack a work ethic and are even morally inferior. This stigma has been shown to have many negative consequences.
Black women in White workplaces are more likely to have worse career outcomes
New landmark research, by Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Linos and co-authors, indicates that Black women may have worse career outcomes when their teams have a greater share of white colleagues. The research out of the Harvard Kennedy School finds that Black women on white teams are more likely to be labeled as “low performers.”
Elizabeth Linos: Black women in teams with a greater number of White peers may have worse job outcomes
A new study by Associate Professor Elizabeth Linos and her colleagues Dr. Sanaz Mobasseri of Boston University and Dr. Nina Roussille of MIT suggests that Black women in teams with a greater number of White peers may have worse job outcomes.
Three lessons from J-PAL North America’s ten year convening
2023 marks the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab’s (J-PAL) twentieth year of evidence-based policymaking and J-PAL North America’s tenth. To honor these milestones, J-PAL North America convened a two-day event in September—one of several regional celebrations to honor J-PAL’s anniversaries worldwide.
How cities can take on the mounting talent crisis
The numbers speak for themselves: In New York City, municipal job vacancies skyrocketed to four times the rate they were before COVID. In Philadelphia, city officials reported that 4,000 unfilled jobs were “leading to chronic problems” in service delivery.
Black women in White workplaces are more likely to be considered ‘low performers’
A new report suggests that Black women are more likely to face significant challenges when working with mostly white teams.