On sabbatical “Enjoying your vacation?”, my friends and relations ask me, knowing I’m ‘on sabbatical’. At home the word sabbatical triggers a knowing grin; I’m working as much as ever. But my stress levels are lower, and I come back from work happy each day. Naomi Ellemers • 03-08-2015
Flexible working New ways of working are characterized by flexible employment, rotating projects, and virtual teams. A flexible workforce may help companies adapt to change. However, employee insecurity prevents employees from performing to the best of their abilities. Naomi Ellemers • 14-07-2015
In Practice Science should generate knowledge that can be used to address real-life problems. That’s what taxpayers believe, it’s what many scientist endorse, and it’s the thinking underlying the development of the new Dutch Science Agenda. So how do we go about it? Naomi Ellemers • 03-06-2015
Equal Opportunities At every step along their academic career development, more women than men fall by the wayside. The situation is not much different in other countries or in the business sector. Why? Naomi Ellemers • 13-04-2015
The Psychology of Putin Whether in politics or in daily life, we all encounter conflicts: between colleagues, relations, or neighbours. Often these seems to stem from conflicting interests or the allocation of scarce resources. Naomi Ellemers • 09-03-2015
Resolutions When it comes to resolutions, people can be extremely hard on themselves. We firmly resolve ‘I must never gain weight again', or tell ourselves 'I am a bad person to spend that much money'. But is that really the best way to change? Naomi Ellemers • 12-02-2015
Women in high places Having more women in top positions does not as a matter of fact improve career opportunities for other women. On the contrary, successful women who display 'modern sexism' to cope with a masculine work environment can undermine the ambitions of other women Naomi Ellemers • 07-03-2013
