International women’s day? Really?

“Why do we have an international women’s day? We don’t have a men’s day!” or “Every day is women’s day” are frequently heard questions and comments about March 8th – International Women’s Day. Are these concerns valid?

Romy van der Lee • March 24, 2016

Equal Opportunities

At every step along their academic career development, more women than men fall by the wayside. The situation is not much different in other countries or in the business sector. Why?

Naomi Ellemers • April 13, 2015

Pay it forward!

Receiving help makes people feel dependent and inadequate. But recent research reveals a remedy: paying help forward. Read on to see how this works.

Esther van Leeuwen • February 26, 2015

Women in high places

Having more women in top positions does not as a matter of fact improve career opportunities for other women. On the contrary, successful women who display 'modern sexism' to cope with a masculine work environment can undermine the ambitions of other women

Naomi Ellemers • March 07, 2013

Perceptions of pseudovoice

Since last week citizens in the Netherlands can start a referendum on any issue that matters to them. However, the outcome can easily be ignored by the government. This is an example of ‘pseudovoice’, and therefore mostly ineffective.

Gerdien de Vries • March 04, 2013

Leveling as a difference maker in clinical psychology

Income inequality has pernicious effects on well-being. Still, it does not seem to have had a tremendous backlash in the field of clinical psychology. Should it?

Marc Molendijk • January 31, 2013

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