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Popular Press (selected)

Nater, C. (2025). Wie gewinnt eine Uni mehr Professorinnen? [How does a university attract more women professors?]. uniFOKUS, March 2025, 33. (Link)

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Haines, S., Nater, C., & Sczesny, S. (2023). Overcoming Barriers to Increase Men’s Representation in Early Childhood Education and Care. Child Links, 2, 19-23. (PDF)

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Pratelli, C. & Nater, C. (2021) Führungskräfte als Rollenmodelle [Corporate leaders as role models]. HR Today, 7-8. (Link)

 

Nater, C. (2021) So wirken Sie «Gender Biases» entgegen [How to reduce gender biases] Werkplatz Égalité. (Link)

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Dorrough, A. R., Nater, C., & LeszczyÅ„ska, M. (2019). Die Frauenquote greift in mehreren europäischen Ländern: Was sind die positiven und negativen Nebenwirkungen? [The women’s quota is taking effect in several European countries: What are its positive and negative side effects?] Das In-Mind Magazin, 1. (Link)

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Dorrough, A. R., Nater, C., & Leszczyńska, M. (2019). What are positive and negative side effects of gender quotas? International In-Mind Magazin, 12. (Link)

Sharing my passion about research with organizations and society is a favorite part of the work I do. Over the last years, I appreciate having been invited for a wide range of outreach and knowledge transfer opportunities.

Outreach (selected)

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Nater, C. (2025). Podcast: Frauen in Führungspositionen [Podcast: Women in leadership]. Nantys Human Resources Management, June 20. (Link)

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Nater, C. (2025, March). The woman of today – still the dogsbody [Die Frau von heute - immer noch Mädchen für alles]. Wissenschaftscafé, Thun, Switzerland.

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Nater, C. (2025, February). Gender-based inequalities in workplaces: Where they come from and how to address them. Colloquium, Department of Psychology, University of Geneva.

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Nater, C. (2025, February). Why do gender stereotypes and social status expectations vary across cultures? Novel insights from public opinion polls. Colloquium, Department of Social Psychology, University Zurich.

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Nater, C. (2023, November). The costs and consequences of gender bias in the workplace. Colloquia series of the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland. 

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Nater, C. (2023, January). Gender Diversity and Inclusion in STEM. Guest lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada.

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Nater, C. (2022, April). Herausforderung Gender Diversity: Ursprung und Auswirkungen von Gender Bias [The challenge of gender diversity: the origins and consequences of gender biases]. Kadertagung des Bundesamts für Zivilluftfahrt BAZL, Flughafen Zürich, Switzerland.

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Nater, C. (2021, June). Teilnahme an der Kadertagung des Eidgenössisches Department für Verkehr, Umwelt, Energie und Kommunikation (UVEK) mit Schwerpunkt Geschlechterdiversität, in Magglingen, auf Einladung der Bundesrätin Simonetta Sommargua. [Participation at the management conference of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) on gender diversity, in Magglingen, by invitation from the Federal Council Simonetta Sommargua]. 

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Nater, C. (2021, June) Vorurteile und Stereotype und deren Auswirkungen in der Rekrutierung und Entwicklung von Mitarbeitenden [Prejudices and stereotypes and how they may affect recruitment and development of employees]. HR-Tagung des Eidgenössischen Departments für Verkehr, Umwelt, Energie und Kommunikation (UVEK), Switzerland. (delivered remotely due to Covid-19)

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Nater, C. (2021, June) «Gender Biases» in Rekrutierung und Beförderung: Wirkungsvolle Massnahmen und Tools [Gender biases in recruitment and promotion: Effective measures and tools]. Werkplatz Égalité des Kantons Bern, Switzerland. (delivered remotely due to Covid-19)

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Nater, C. (2020, January). Geschlechtsstereotype und ihre Auswirkungen im beruflichen Kontext [Gender stereotypes and their implications for the workplace]. Neue Helvetische Gesellschaft, Switzerland.Nater, C. (2019, September). Frauenquoten im europäischen Vergleich: Wie erfolgreich sind sie? [Comparing gender quotas across Europe: How successful are they?]. Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne, Switzerland. 

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Nater, C. (2019, March). Do affirmative action measures help or hinder the development of gender balance in leadership positions in the long-run? INSEAD Business School, Singapore.

Media Coverage (selected)

Der Bund (2026). Berner Studie enthüllt: «Männer sind ambitionierter, Frauen fürsorglicher» – so denken die meisten [Bern study reveals: “Men are more ambitious, women more caring” – this is how most people think] (Link or PDF).

 

CTV News Canada (2026). Gender stereotypes persist based on what we see in society: study (Link).

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SRF Wissen (2025). Je gleichberechtigter, desto mehr Druck für Männer [The more equal, the more pressure is on men] (Link).

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Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Studio 9 (2025). Studie: Geschlechter-Klischees eher in fortschrittlichen Ländern ausgeprägt [Study: Gender clichés more pronounced in progressive countries] (Link).

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Süddeutsche Zeitung (2025). Nur Verlierer zeigen Schwäche [Only losers show weakness] (Link).

 

Business Sustainability Today (2025). Soziale Normen bremsen Gleichstellung der Geschlechter [Social norms slow gender equality] (Link).

 

Watson (2025). Studie zeigt: Männer in gleichberechtigten Ländern stehen unter Statusdruck [Study shows: Men in countries with equal rights are under status pressure] (Link).

 

20 minuten (2025). Wegen Gleichstellung: Männer kämpfen um Status [Due to equality: men fight for status] (Link).

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Die Zeit: Campus (2023). Mansplaining: Benevolent sexism persists all the more tenaciously [Mansplaining: Wohlwollender Sexismus hält sich umso hartnäckiger]. (Link)

 

INSEAD Knowledge (2019). What Makes for Inclusive Working Cultures? (Link)

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New York Times (2019). Americans Finally Consider Women as Competent as Men (Link)

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USA Today (2019). Women are now seen as equally intelligent as men, study finds (Link)

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Business Insider (2019). Women are now seen as just as competent as men, but less ambitious — and it's a good and bad thing (Link)

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Yahoo!Finance (2019). Women in the US are seen to be as smart as men, but not ready to lead (Link)

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Psychology Today (2019). Have Gender Stereotypes Changed Since the Mid-20th Century? (Link)

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Atlanta TV station (2019). Women seen as more competent than men, but less ambitious, study says (Link)

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​​China Internet Information Center (2019). Women no longer regarded as less competent than men: study (Link)

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Med India (2019). Women Now Seen as Equally as or More Competent Than Men: Study (Link)

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Der Bund (2019). Frauen gelten jetzt als gleich kompetent wie Männer (Link)

Portraits

Engendering Success in STEM Consortium (2021, December). Consortium Member Feature: Dr. Christa Nater (Link)

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Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Research, University of Bern (2020, Fall). Durch Wissenschaft die soziale Diskriminierung in der Arbeitswelt verringern [Applying scientific knowledge to reduce social discrimination in workplace settings] (PDF)

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