In conjunction with the Telfer Research Seminar Series
***M.Sc. Students, this event can count towards one of the six mandatory Research Seminars Series needed to attend (MHS6991 or MGT6991).***
Ivona Hideg, PhD
Abstract
Parental leaves are critical for gender equality and recently many countries have been encouraging longer parental leaves. Yet, past research shows that longer parental leaves can have unintended negative career impacts, especially for women. I present data examining the effect of parental leaves on women’s and men’s careers in the context of parental leaves in Canada and Australia. I first examine effects of longer (one year and above) parental leaves on women’s careers and identify a mechanism underlying negative effects of longer maternity leaves and test interventions mitigating such negative effects. Next, I show that contrary to the negative effects of parental leaves on women’s careers, the effects of parental leaves on men’s careers can be positive due to others’ enhanced perceptions of men’s “communality,” i.e., traits generally ascribed to women such as warmth and friendliness.
About the speaker
Ivona Hideg is Associate Professor and Ann Brown Chair in Organization Studies at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Canada. She was a Research Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at the Harvard Kennedy School (where she enjoyed very much proximity to a good bakery and pastries!), and is currently serving as an Associate Editor at Academy of Management Journal. Ivona’s main program of research includes workplace diversity, equality, and inclusion. In her work she focuses on gender, but also examines issues surrounding race, language, and socio-economic background diversity. Her research has been published in leading journals such as Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP), Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (OBHDP), and Psychological Science. She received Early Researcher Award from the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation and her work is also funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research of Canada (SSHRC). She holds a Ph.D. from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. She loves working with collaborators across the globe and she was honored with visiting professorship at Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Amsterdam Business School, the RMIT in Melbourne, and the University of Western Australia. Ivona is also a proud mom of two young children!
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