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LA&PS Associate Professor Anja Krstic shares reasons why women face career obstacles in male-dominated fields in The Conversation

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LA&PS Associate Professor Anja Krstic has shared her expertise in an article published by The Conversation discussing the ways in which women in male-dominated fields, such as engineering and other sciences, face career penalties when taking maternal leave. Women often receive lower pay and/or fewer opportunities for promotion when they take longer periods of maternal leave.  

Anja Krstic earned a PhD in Organizational Behaviour/Human Resource Management from the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her specialisms include gender and diversity in organizations. Her focus is on the intersection of gender and work-family policies and their impacts on employees’ career outcomes. 

Read the full article in The Conversation.