Stories are important, but research is the path to knowledge. Sometimes we can actually watch a story get dressed up as research. I recently uncovered an example while trying to find the facts behind a claim about self-confidence differences between men and women.
Governments want to know if people at universities are actually doing their jobs. Until we give politicians a better approach, they’re going to count. When they do that in Norway, here’s what they find.
There are few real-world examples of using quotas to improve gender balance. Here’s one from the Netherlands, and it’s making a difference.
