Jennifer L. Berdahl
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Jennifer L. Berdahl is the Montalbano Professor of Leadership Studies: Gender and Diversity at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business.
Berdahl’s work highlights how prescriptive stereotypes of race and gender, and the social inequalities they support, are reinforced through social treatment at work. Her research has documented double jeopardy for minority women’s experiences of workplace harassment, racial harassment against East Asians who defy racial stereotypes, sexual harassment as a method of derogating assertive women, and “not man enough” harassment against men who fail to conform to hegemonic masculine ideals, including minority men and men who do caregiving in the home. Berdahl has served as an expert witness on gender discrimination cases for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and has provided expert testimony for the Canadian Senate and House of Commons.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Gender Psychology
- Group Processes
- Intergroup Relations
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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Journal Articles:
- Berdahl, J. L. (2007). Harassment based on sex: Protecting social status in the context of gender hierarchy. Academy of Management Review, 32, 641-658.
- Berdahl, J. L. (2007). The sexual harassment of uppity women. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 425-437.
- Berdahl, J. L., & Aquino, K. (2009). Sexual behavior at work: Fun or folly? Journal of Applied Psychology, 94, 34-47.
- Berdahl, J. L., & Martorana, P. (2006). Effects of power on emotion and expression during a controversial group discussion. European Journal of Social Psychology: Special Issue on Social Power, 36, 497-510.
- Berdahl, J. L., & Moore, C. (2006). Workplace harassment: Double jeopardy for minority women. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 426-436.
- O’Reilly, J., Robinson, S., Berdahl, J. L. & Banki, S. (2014). Is negative attention better than no attention? The comparative effects of ostracism and harassment at work. Organization Science.
- Berdahl, J. L. & Moon. S. H. (2013). Workplace mistreatment of middle class workers based on wex, parenthood, and caregiving. Journal of Social Issues, 69, 341-366.
- Berdahl, J. L. & Min, J. A. (2012). Prescriptive stereotypes and workplace consequences for East Asians in North America. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 18, 141-152.
- Williams, J. C., Blair-Loy, M. & Berdahl, J. L. (2013). Cultural schemas, social class, and the flexibility stigma. Journal of Social Issues, 69, 209-234.
Courses Taught:
- Managing Diversity in Organizations
- Managing People in Organizations
- Meso Organizational Behavior
- Power and Politics in Organizations
Jennifer L. Berdahl
Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia
2053 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2
Canada
- Phone: (416) 887-5866
- Skype Name: jenniferberdahl
- Email: jennifer.berdahl@sauder.ubc.ca