Lucy Nicholson / Reuters A 2013 survey found that 28 percent of women in the U.S. have experienced discrimination in the workplace at one point or another. But naturally, the data varies by industry and the nature of work involved. A new study by the sociologist David Pedulla, at the University of Texas at Austin, hones in on the effect that working part-time can have on women looking to secure future employment. What Pedulla found is that potential employers may penalize men for having previously worked part-time, without ascribing any of the same penalties to women. The explanation for this disparity is not a simple matter of companies’ favoring one gender over another. In fact, the study...
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