Heart history, Data behind workplace gender bias

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Hearts on a window are on display at a home in Grinnell, Iowa
Hearts on a window are on display at a home in Grinnell, Iowa. Photo courtesy of Leslie Brissette

We discuss the history of the heart with a zoologist who’s just written a new book on the organ. Then we look at what data tell us about how gender bias in the workplace is actually being felt.

Featured in this Show

  • How the heart evolved through history and biology

    The heart has held a special place in human art, religion, and history. An author and zoologist joins us to talk about his new book looking into the history of the organ.

  • How gender bias holds women back in the workplace

    Research has found that women are more likely to be punished when they make mistakes in the workplace, and less likely to be praised and promoted when they succeed. The author of a new book on unconscious bias explains what the data reveals about gender bias in the workplace.

Episode Credits

  • Molly Stentz Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Interviewer
  • Bill Schutt Guest
  • Jessica Nordell Guest

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