SDG

SDG 10 / Reduce inequality within and among countries

REMOTE WORK AND POST-BUREAUCRACY:
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF WORK
DESIGN FOR GENDER INEQUALITY
KIM DE LAAT*
Access to remote
work is also an important lever for improving gender equality in
organizations; research finds that job advertisements highlighting workplace
flexibility bring in 20% more women applicants (Hacohen et al. 2020)
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Wuthering maths

On the movie set in 1987, actor Andre the Giant let out a 16-second fart that brought the entire production to a standstill.
In total silence, the director Rob Reiner asked - 'Are you OK, Andre?', and André replied: 'I am now, boss'!
On the side of the electric box, there is a blinking light... How many times will it blink during 16 seconds?
How many times will it blink in 1 minute? How many times will it blink during the time, that is 20% longer than 3 minutes
(The same percentage increase as of woman work aplicants will increase if provided with workplace flexibility)? Fill in the blanks!

During 16 second time, the light will blink **32** times.
During 1 minute time, the light will blink **120** times.
During the time, that is 20% longer than 3 minutes, the light will blink **432** times.

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Solutions>
Light blinks 2 times/second
Count blinks for 16 seconds - 32
Blank 2
1 solution)
Count blinks for 1 minute => 120
2 solution)
count blinks for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 => 20*6=120
Blank 3
20% increase of 3 minutes is => 3* 1.2=3.6 minutes (3 minutes 36 seconds)
1 solution)
Count blinks for 3 minutes 36 seconds => 432
2 solution)
count blinks for 10 seconds and multiply by 21.6 => 20 * 21.6 = 432

@article{delaat_2022_remote,
 author = {de Laat, Kim},
 month = {02},
 pages = {135-159},
 title = {Remote Work and Post-Bureaucracy: Unintended Consequences of Work Design for Gender Inequality},
 doi = {10.1177/00197939221076134},
 urldate = {2023-01-22},
 volume = {76},
 year = {2022},
 journal = {ILR Review}

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Study field / Movies and stuff. Andre is an actor.