Dear Dr. Smith,
Dear Ashley,
As so often, you have demonstrated good insight and taste in choosing a subject that is attractive to the general reader from OR-MS, but which is also highly important for our modern economies, as well as for the interactions and climate in our companies, families, social groups, and societies.
With regard to the article and the topic "Masculinity Over Money? The Hidden Barrier Keeping Men Out of Top Occupations," I would like to recommend the methods of the following papers to readers interested in further in-depth understanding of this topic, in terms of, e.g., uncertainty and stochastic dynamics, drift and diffusion, jumps and regime switching, hidden processes, financial markets and human resource management:
B. Kalayci, V. Purutcuoglu, and G.W. Weber, Optimal Model Description of Finance and Human Factor Indices, Central European Journal of Operations Research (2025) 33:1-26; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10100-023-00897-7.
A. Özmen, M. Graczyk-Kucharska, M. Szafrański, M. Goliński, G.-W. Weber, S. Gütmen, Z. Włodarczak, A. Çevik and M. Broda, Modeling problems in a regional labor market in Poland with MARS and CMARS - supported by optimization, Engineering Management in Production and Services 17, 1 (2025) 52-65; 10.2478/emj-2025-0005.
Many thanks to you and the whole INFORMS team which provides and supports this friendly and beneficial exchange forum.
With kind regards,
best wishes,
Willi (Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber)
------------------------------
Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber
Professor
Poznan University of Technology
Poznan
------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 05-15-2025 12:12
From: Ashley Smith
Subject: Masculinity Over Money? The Hidden Barrier Keeping Men Out of Top Occupations
BALTIMORE, MD, May 15, 2025 – As automation and globalization continue reshaping the workforce, high-paying jobs in traditionally male-dominated sectors are shrinking while demand for roles in healthcare, education and other "feminine" industries surges. But despite strong salaries and job security, men remain reluctant to enter these fields. Why? Groundbreaking new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science has the answer – and a solution.
Click here to read the full press release.
------------------------------
Ashley Smith
Public Relations Specialist
INFORMS
Baltimore MD
------------------------------