Alex Brewer
@alex-brewer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California
Reposted by Alex Brewer
Another really fantastic write-up of our research, with @annamueller.bsky.social and @alex-brewer.bsky.social
"Not only do women do more of [low-promotability service work], research has found, they do it better than their male counterparts, and when men do take on service tasks, it’s strategic."
"Not only do women do more of [low-promotability service work], research has found, they do it better than their male counterparts, and when men do take on service tasks, it’s strategic."
'It's a double-whammy': Study shows downsides of women focused on 'low-promotability' service work
'It doesn't get measured and counted’: academic explains how HR can narrow gender pay gap by rethinking mentoring, feedback, promotions
www.hrreporter.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Another really fantastic write-up of our research, with @annamueller.bsky.social and @alex-brewer.bsky.social
"Not only do women do more of [low-promotability service work], research has found, they do it better than their male counterparts, and when men do take on service tasks, it’s strategic."
"Not only do women do more of [low-promotability service work], research has found, they do it better than their male counterparts, and when men do take on service tasks, it’s strategic."
Reposted by Alex Brewer
Health care accounts for more than 17 per cent of the U.S. economy, or around $4.5 trillion dollars, but the revenues of just two companies—CVS/Aetna and UnitedHealth—account for nearly one in every seven dollars the nation spends on health care.
The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here
Health insurers and hospitals increasingly treat patients less as humans in need of care than consumers who generate profit.
www.newyorker.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Health care accounts for more than 17 per cent of the U.S. economy, or around $4.5 trillion dollars, but the revenues of just two companies—CVS/Aetna and UnitedHealth—account for nearly one in every seven dollars the nation spends on health care.