When people commit the same misbehavior at work, like sexual harassment, they should receive the same professional consequences. But some people get away with lighter punishments. Whereas one perpetrator rightly gets fired for their job, another person may simply have to attend an “educational workshop.”
In a paper published just this year, two researchers have identified a systematic bias in how these punishments are applied:
For the very same misbehavior (sexual misconduct, racial discrimination), people whose job seems more “scientific” receive lighter professional consequences than those whose job seems more “artistic.”
ART VS.
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