Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics Seminar: Lise Vesterlund

50 seminar attendees will receive free copies of Lise Vesterlund's new book, "The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead End Work." 

Abstract:
All organizations have work that no one wants, low impact assignments like proofing documents, onboarding new staff, screening interns, attending to that time-consuming client or simply helping others. Women are disproportionately asked and expected to do this “non-promotable work,” which leaves them overcommitted and underutilized as companies forfeit revenue, productivity and top talent.

Economist and professor Lise Vesterlund, co-author of "The No Club," will explain what non-promotable work is, how and why it affects women disproportionately, and what we can do to make smarter decisions about the work we take on. She will also address how organizations and managers can examine and change the way they assign and reward work.

Speaker bio:
Lise Vesterlund is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh and the director of the Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory (PEEL) and the Behavioral Economic Design Initiative (BEDI). She is a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research and has held numerous editorial positions. Her highly influential research on gender differences in advancement has been featured by The New York Times, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Times Magazine, Washington Post, The Economist and Harvard Business Review. Her recent co-authored book, “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work,” was listed as a top business book by the Financial Times.

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