Do Anonymous Job Application Procedures Level the Playing Field?

Making a Level Playing Field at Master’s Level – an application of self-directed learning

This study was designed to investigate the ability of a self-directed learning (SDL) approach to overcome the difficulties encountered in delivering a basic module in immunology to students studying for a Masters degree in Medical Microbiology. Difficulties arise from the wide range of academic and experiential learning skills exhibited by the students on this programme, the part-time, modular ...

Gender identity and sport: is the playing field level?

This review examines gender identity issues in competitive sports, focusing on the evolution of policies relating to female gender verification and transsexual participation in sport. The issues are complex and continue to challenge sport governing bodies, including the International Olympic Committee, as they strive to provide a safe environment in which female athletes may compete fairly and ...

Empowering Shakespeare’s Sister: Parental Leave and the Level Playing Field

Paid family leave remains among the most commonly discussed public policy proposals for alleviating the work-family stresses experienced by increasing numbers of dual-career parents. The passage of the nation’s first paid leave bill in California in 2002 provides momentum to leave policy proponents. This paper reports empirical findings from the Family, Gender and Tenure Project at the Universi...

Expense Options to Level the Compensation Playing Field

Anonymous job applications in Europe

Numerous empirical studies find a substantial extent of discrimination in hiring decisions. Anonymous job applications have gained attention and popularity to identify and combat this form of discrimination. To test whether their intended effects result in practice, in several European countries such as Sweden, France and the Netherlands field experiments were recently conducted. Also in German...