Porter Anderson | August 25, 2022 Roughly three-quarters of respondents to Wiley’s academic-society survey said they want societies to ‘take the lead’ on diversity. Responses from 118 Countries, 40+ Disciplines Wiley’s far-flung work in scholarly and academic publishing has prompted it to promote itself and its services heavily to “society leaders,” and the survey … Continue reading Wiley Survey: Society Members on Diversity, Sustainability
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July-August 2016 | Frank Dobbins and Alexandra Kalev Strategies for controlling bias—which drive most diversity efforts—have failed spectacularly since they were introduced to promote equal opportunity. Black men have barely gained ground in corporate management since 1985. White women haven’t progressed since 2000. It isn’t that there aren’t enough educated women and minorities out … Continue reading Why Diversity Program Fail
How organizations can foster diversity, equity, and inclusion: taking action to address and prevent workplace bias while centering women of color. Few would disagree that inclusion is both the right thing to do and good for business. Then why are we so terrible at it? If we believe in the morality and the profitability of … Continue reading Highlighting: Inclusion on Purpose An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work
In the United States, only 6% of the 1.5 million faculty in degree-granting postsecondary institutions is Black. Research shows that, while many institutions tout the idea of diversity recruitment, not much progress has been made to diversify faculty ranks, especially at research-intensive institutions. We're Not Ok shares the experiences of Black faculty to take the … Continue reading Highlighting: We’re Not OK Black Faculty Experiences and Higher Education Strategies
Danielle Duran Baron | March 21, 2022 When people focus on DEI, they often think about who they’re hiring and asking to participate, rather than how they speak to people. However, using the wrong language in communications can offend, or worse, lead to a crisis at your association. Consider these ideas to communicate effectively … Continue reading Make Inclusive Language a Key Part of Your DEI Efforts
Alice Meadows | March 10, 2022 I was prompted to write this post back in 2013 because I had recently reached a point in my career when, instead of being surrounded by other women — above, below, and beside me in terms of seniority — the number of female role models was shrinking fast. … Continue reading Revisiting: Why Aren’t There More Women at the Top in Scholarly Publishing?
March 18, 2022 | Odessa S. Hamilton, Lindsay Kohler, Elle Bradley Cox, and Grace Lordan Using exclusionary language isn’t just about offending others; research has made its harmful effects clear. To create a truly inclusive culture, it’s critical that you take a hard look at how people in all areas of your company … Continue reading How to Make Your Organization’s Language More Inclusive
Holly Else & Jeffrey M. Perkel | February23, 2022 Efforts to chart and reduce bias in scholarly publishing will ask authors, reviewers and editors to disclose their race or ethnicity. In the next year, researchers should expect to face a sensitive set of questions whenever they send their papers to journals, … Continue reading The giant plan to track diversity in research journals
Workplace Pride Foundation | February, 8 2022 Workplace Pride’s comprehensive new white paper challenges internationally-active businesses to have a greater impact in non-LGBT+ friendly locations where they operate. For years businesses have been coming to terms with the fact that their presence and activities around the world have an increasingly visible impact in … Continue reading LGBT+ International Corporate Advocacy Guide: a key to safe workplaces
Holly Else & Jeffrey M. Perkel | February 23, 2022 Efforts to chart and reduce bias in scholarly publishing will ask authors, reviewers and editors to disclose their race or ethnicity. In the next year, researchers should expect to face a sensitive set of questions whenever they send their papers to … Continue reading The giant plan to track diversity in research journals