An organizational psychologist, Schein received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her doctorate in industrial psychology from New York University. She has taught at the Wharton School and the City University of New York, and served as head of personnel research at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Author of Working from the Margins: Voices of Mothers in Poverty (1995), Schein is recognized internationally for her research on sex role stereotypes and requisite management characteristics, on the issues of enhancing women's opportunities in the workplace and on organizational change.

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