Dr. Virginia E. Schein
Dr. Virginia E. Schein is a leading work and organizational psychologist with over 50 years of experience as a professor, consultant, manager and advocate for social and economic justice in the workplace. She has been a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Baruch College of the City University of New York, Case Western Reserve University, Yale University and Gettysburg College. She was also Director of Personnel Research for MetLife in New York City.
Dr. Schein is internationally recognized as a leading researcher on women in management. She identified the Think-Manager-Think Male phenomenon as a major barrier to women’s advancement in management in 1973. Her widely cited research spans four decades and five continents.
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RECENT EVENTS
DR. SCHEIN SPEAKS AT INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (JULY 2026)
Dr. Schein and colleagues at closing gala dinner ceremony in Florence.
In July of 2026 Dr. Virginia Schein attended the 31st International Congress of Applied Psychology in Florence, Italy. She presented a paper entitled: Achieving Gender Equality in Organizations: What Can We Learn from an Early Native American Society?
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PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (SIOP) INTERVIEWS DR. SCHEIN (DECEMBER 2021)
DR. SCHEIN INVITED SPEAKER AT PSYCHOLOGY DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS (APRIL 2019)
Program Speakers at UN (from left):
Dr. Oliva Espin, Dr. Lillian Comas-Diaz, H.E. Ambassador Richard Arbeiter, Dr. Shelly Grabe,
and Dr. Virginia Schein
On April 25, 2019, Dr. Schein spoke at the 12th Annual Psychology Day at the United Nations held at UN Headquarters in New York. The theme of the
program was The Time is Now: Psychological Contributions to Global Gender Equ{al}ity. The title of Dr. Schein’s talk was Women at the Top: From
Gender Bias to Gender Balance.
DR. SCHEIN PRESENTS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND SEMINAR IN UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 2019)
Dr. Schein Keynote Address (Video)
Dr. Schein presents at British Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology
In January of 2019, Dr. Virginia Schein traveled to Chester, England to deliver an Invited Keynote Address at the British Psychological Society, Division
of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference. She also gave a seminar at the University of Edinburgh Business School in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Her presentations were on Think Manager, Think Male? From Gender Bias to Gender Balance.
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DR. SCHEIN REPRESENTS CSEND AT THE 62ND SESSIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (MARCH 2018)
Panel Participants (from left)
Dr. Lise Saari, Dr. Karen Lyness, Dr. Anna Marie Valerio, Dr. Schein, Dr. Katina Sawyer
In March of 2018 Dr. Virginia Schein attended the 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York as a representative of the Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND), an ECOSOC- accredited
NGO based in Geneva. She also participated on a panel in conjunction with this year’s Commission.
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DR. SCHEIN PARTICIPATES ON PANEL AT 55TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (FEB. 2017)
Panel Participants at UN Headquarters (from left)
Dr. Mathian Osicki, Dr. Virginia Schein, Dr. Mary O’Neill Berry, Dr. Peter Walter and Dr. Molefe Maleka
Dr. Schein presents at UN Commission for Social Development
In February of 2017, Dr. Virginia Schein participated in a panel discussion held in conjunction with the 55th Session of the United Nations
Commission for Social Development at UN Headquarters in New York.
Her presentation was entitled: “Decent Work, Not Just a Job, as the Pathway out of Poverty: Voices of Low-Income Women in Nicaragua.”