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Ensuring Equity in the Workplace

April 8, 2019 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Workplace, Teams, & Culture

Inclusivity continues to be a challenge in most workplaces. These essays and articles lay out statistics about where companies are today and discuss strategies for doing better.

Articles included in this collection:

Why the Influence of Women on Boards Still Lags
By Kimberly A. Whitler and Deborah A. Henretta

Rationalizing Yourself Out of a Promotion
By Morela Hernandez

Could AI Be the Cure for Workplace Gender Inequality?
By Megan Beck and Barry Libert

It’s Time to Make Paternity Leave Work
By Lynda Gratton

Bringing Lessons From #MeToo to the Boardroom
By Patricia H. Lenkov and Denise Kuprionis

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