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How trade impacts American jobs: Research roundup
Source: JournalistsResource.orgWhy do workers' earnings stay lower after job displacement? A review of the major theories
Source: JournalistsResource.orgBudget sequestration: Review of job loss estimates
Source: JournalistsResource.orgRobots at work: The economic effects of workplace automation
Source: JournalistsResource.orgGirls in blue-collar communities face poorer job prospects
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHousehold surveys: Problems, usefulness in collecting data
Source: JournalistsResource.orgPrivate equity and employment in the United States
Source: JournalistsResource.orgMinority vulnerability in privileged occupations: African-American financial advisers
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Corporations often claim to be meritocracies where advancement is based strictly on performance. However, subtle barriers can block advancement for minorities in some settings. One framework of understanding proposed by academics is the “minority vulnerability thesis,” which suggests that meritocratic “ideologies” can mask workplace decisions that — intentionally or not — reinforce historical patterns of discrimination.