gender matters

Disputant perceptions of gender: a challenge for women who mediate

Diane Levin
October 08, 2008 10:13

Gender bias persists.  Its influence casts a shadow over the negotiating table, where social conditioning and cultural expectations produce significant economic costs for women, following them from their first paycheck to beyond retirement. But stereotypes and assumptions about gender may reach ...

Facing ourselves: new tests for hidden biases at Project Implicit

Diane Levin
July 21, 2008 12:32

This is by no means the first time I’ve encouraged readers to plumb the depths of their hidden biases with the help of Project Implicit and its Implicit Association Test (IAT), an instrument which “measures implicit attitudes and beliefs that people are either [...]This is...

Where are women who mediate, part 2: how can you hold a panel discussion on diversity and forget to include women?

Diane Levin
July 18, 2008 17:55

Last week fellow mediator, blogger and rabble-rouser Victoria Pynchon published a post with a confrontational title: “Dispute Resolution by Old White Men: Gender Prejudice Sinks Arbitration Award“. Lobbed like a Molotov cocktail, Vickie’s post blew gender bias apart, as she...

Accessorizing for your next negotiation: should appearance matter?

Diane Levin
July 17, 2008 11:00

A Google Alert in this morning’s email directed my attention to an article titled, “Isn’t Your Look Part of Your Negotiation?“, posted on WomenandBiz.com, an online magazine “written for today’s entrepreneurial woman”. The article emphasizes the importance of p...