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The gig economy may strengthen the 'invisible advantage' men have at work

  • Written by: Hernán Galperin, Research Associate Professor of Communication, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageDo women freelancers suffer the effects of 'male privilege'?Ryan Morse, CC BY-SA

Martin Schneider often got things done faster than a female colleague, Nicole Hallberg, who worked at the same small employment services agency. He figured this was because of his extra experience.

One day, however, a client suddenly began acting...

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