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This big school truly has every type of student in mind from its wide range in majors, extracurriculars, and even campuses. The campus experience is definitely unlike any other because there isn't one main campus, instead there are five campuses all with different styles from urban College Ave to rural Cook/Douglas (yes it really has a working farm). Each student determines his or her own fate here and you have to make an effort to find your niche. If you like having choices this is sure to satisfy.

The Prudent Student (October 8, 2009)

Imagine two identical candidates applying for the same job, but while the male seems driven and ambitious, the female is turned down because she is deemed too pushy. This observation is in part of a study conducted by Rutgers University graduate students Julie Phelan and Corinne Moss-Racusin on gender bias in the workplace. The study "Competent Yet Out in the Cold: Shifting Criteria for Hiring Reflect Backlash Toward Agentic Women," published last year in the Psychology of Women Quarterly, was conducted under the advisory of professor Laurie A. Rudman. "One male and one female behaved as agentic personalities, which meant they exhibited more common masculine qualities, like aggression and ambition," said Moss-Racusin, who is a third-year doctorate student in social psychology. "The other male and female acted as communal personalities -- more commonly associated with the female sex -- this personality is nurturing and supportive." Both the participants and the actors in the videos were males and females and the actors were trained on how to behave on the job interview, she said. "Women who acted as agentic personalities suffered in their perceived likeability and received low scores in social skills. They were less likely to be hired," she said. As participants watched the video, they rated the job candidates based on their social skills, competence and hire-ability, said Moss-Racusin. "These results are pretty shocking to me," said Anthony Younes, a student in the Graduate School of Education. "I had no idea that there was such a negative response to women with stronger, more assertive personalities. You would think employers would be grateful to have such great applicants." Men who behaved communally also received lower scores for social skills because they also defy a stereotype, said Moss-Racusin. But this did not affect their hire-ability. "Candidates need to enact agency in order to be hired, but women suffer backlash because it violates a stereotype," she said. The study included participation from University students who volunteered to watch videos of four candidates on job interviews, Moss-Racusin said. "It is important for people to recognize that there are double standards," she said. "The extent to which we are aware will only make it less likely that women are discriminated against." The main goal of the study was to investigate ways in which professional women are discriminated against, Moss-Racusin said. The study could have a great effect on those leaving the University to enter the job market. "In our generation, strong women have unfortunately developed a negative connotation, but we have to remember that all women want is equality -- that we can be beautiful, powerful, successful, and delicate -- in this age, we can have it all," said Annie Lutz, a Douglass College junior. We are bound to be disheartened by the study, but we hope that we can overcome and work to open discussion and awareness regarding sexism in the work place, Moss-Racusin said.

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