Summary of research
Melissa Vink is assistant professor at the department Social, Health and Organizational Psychology at Utrecht University. Her scientific work focuses on the chances and opportunities of diversity and inclusion in today's society. By investigating both the organizational and home context, she tries to gain a better understanding of why it is often so difficult to create equal opportunities. Specifically, she investigates how organizations can implement policies that are successful in helping all employees to feel that they belong and can be themselves at work.
Publications
Vink, M. (2020). Who brings home the bacon? How gender stereotypes straitjacket men and women into traditional relationships (Doctoral dissertation, Utrecht University). https://doi.org/10.33540/275
Vink, M., Derks, B., Ellemers, N., & van der Lippe, T. (2023). All is nice and well unless she outshines him: Higher social status benefits women's well‐being and relationship quality but not if they surpass their male partner. Journal of Social Issues, 79(1), 494-527. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12573
Vink, M., Derks, B., Ellemers, N., & van der Lippe, T. (2023). Penalized for challenging traditional gender roles: Why heterosexual relationships in which women wear the pants may be more precarious. Sex Roles, 88(3), 130-154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-022-01339-5
Vink, M., Jansen, W., van der Toorn, J., Ellemers, N., Monteiro Graça Casquinho, B., & Kuyumcu, B. (2020). Over de (on)zin van anti-bias trainingsprogramma's: 6 Wetenschappelijke Inzichten en Praktische Aanbevelingen. Utrecht University. https://www.instituutgak.nl/onderzoek/kennisbank/over-de-onzin-van-anti-bias-trainingsprogrammas/
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/418609/UU_InstituutGak_Handreiking_AntiBiasTrainingsprogrammas.pdf?sequence=1
Vink, M., Jansen, W., van der Toorn, J., & Ellemers, N. (2022). Met een andere bril: een nieuwe aanpak om organisaties te motiveren en ondersteunen in het ontwikkelen van wetenschappelijk onderbouwd diversiteitsbeleid. Instituut Gak. https://www.instituutgak.nl/onderzoek/kennisbank/met-een-andere-bril-een-nieuwe-aanpak-om-organisaties-te-motiveren-en-ondersteunen-in-het-ontwikkelen-van-wetenschappelijk-onderbouwd-diversiteitsbeleid/
Vink, M., van der Lippe, T., Derks, B., & Ellemers, N. (2022). Does national context matter when women surpass their partner in status?. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 670439. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.670439
Vink, M., Senen, L., van der Toorn, J., Jansen, W., & Ellemers, N. (2020). Van best practices naar best methods. https://www.instituutgak.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/UU-best-methods-info-met-subs.mp4?_=1
