Part 1: To best foster young children’s academic achievement, is it better to encourage children to engage in same-sex or mixed-sex peer interaction? Discuss recent theory and research relevant to this question.
Part 2 : Imagine that you are an organizational psychologist hired by a large firm for the purpose of making recommendations on ways to optimize the work attitudes and professional contributions of their female employees, as well as minimize any gender stereotyped biases in supervisors. Summarize relevant research, and highlight important factors that the firm would want to consider. If possible, make some practical suggestions as to how the research findings could be applied in this firm.
