Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Exploring internationalisation and EDI: an open conversation

In this concluding piece, we created an open forum and invited contributors to share insights on two key questions, the first relating to their experiences of internationalisation…

Intersectional precarity in academia: a systematic literature review

Precarious workers in academia represent most employees in higher education institutions (HEIs), and women and historically excluded groups are overrepresented in these positions…

Between diversity and meritocracy: employer and skilled immigrant perspectives from the Canadian context

This study aims to empirically investigate and extend the diversity-meritocracy paradox outlined by Konrad et al. (2021) using skilled immigrants in Canada as a case study…

Working mothers’ perceptions of fairness at home and work: a textual analysis of sentimental polarity in social discourse

This study explores working mothers’ perceptions of fairness in work and home environments through real-world social media discussions. It examines how these perceptions shifted…

The importance of ildsjeler: a fieldwork study of inclusive leadership and subjective social mobility in sport

While it has been argued that sport organizations are a socially integrative factor in societies, research on sport and social inclusion is short on the role of leadership…

Employee resource groups: member experiences and the role of allies

The popularity of employee resource groups (ERGs) has grown, yet there has been limited critical examination of the outcomes of membership individuals. This paper aims to better…

Supported internships: vocational training and labor inclusion for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities

This research analyzes the preparation of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) for inclusion in the open labor market via supported employment (SE). To…

Hispanics in the workplace: their job demands and resources

This conceptual paper seeks to contribute to the literature on Hispanics in the workplace by applying the job demand-resource (JD-R) model to better identify some of the unique…

Understanding sense of belonging of faculty and staff in higher education

Studies and programming on belonging in higher education tend to focus on college students’ sense of belonging, but the experiences of faculty and staff are equally important…

Women working in public and private sector organisations in Oman: are they free to glide?

This study examines the condition of working women within Oman’s socioeconomic framework, emphasizing their underrepresentation in senior management, the effects of workplace…

Universal design: renewing an “old” paradigm to realise Australia’s SDG commitments to equality and decent work for all

Australia is failing to meet its sustainable development commitments in areas linked to social and economic equality and decent work for all. Decent work for all, not some, by…

Shadow of a doubt: a network analysis of mentoring as a screen industry equity intervention

Policies intended to encourage gender equity in the film industry are ramifying and take many forms. This paper uses social network analysis to assess the effectiveness of one…

Exploring women’s and men’s belonging in STEM

As of 2023, the total number of Nobel Prizes granted in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields was roughly 622 and of those, only 26 have been awarded to women…

Influential-female-directors and dividend decisions: evidence from an emerging economy

This study introduces influential-female-directors as a board-gender-diversity variable that captures not only the female representation on the board but also their position on…

Role incongruity and prejudice: barriers in Malay Muslim women managers’ career experiences

The study aims to explore the career experiences of Malay Muslim women (MMW) managers in Malaysia. By applying an intersectionality lens to the role congruity theory of prejudice…

Impediments to progress toward discrimination-free workplaces: the overlooked causes of gender-based discrimination in the Pakistan and UK contexts

Gender-based discrimination (GBD) in the workplace is a worldwide phenomenon. Both developed and developing states face this issue at different levels and magnitudes, though in…

Confronting complicity and transforming complicity in EDI, IHE and international students: some scattered thoughts

A reflection on governance, ethics and intellectual boundary enforcement in academic journals

This paper critiques practices related to governance, ethics and intellectual boundary enforcement in critically oriented academic journals in the aftermath of mass resignations…

The role of daily mindfulness on work–home conflict: a daily study of women leaders

We investigate how mindfulness can help women leaders manage the work–home conflict using boundary theory. In this daily diary study, we examine daily levels of mindfulness as an…

Narrowing the gender gap in youth entrepreneurship in Russia: the role of university education and environment

Although entrepreneurship represents one of the main driving forces of socio-economic development of any nation, women continue to be underrepresented in this domain. The aim of…

The inclusion of racialized women in the nursing workforce

The study focuses on employment equity among Canadian women with a nursing education, examining differences across racialized groups.

Focusing on what matters: effects of an informational intervention and candidate disclosure on ratings of jobseekers on the autism spectrum

We explored whether (1) an informational intervention improves ratings of individuals on the autism spectrum (IotAS) in a job interview by curbing salience bias and whether…

Do the more women on the board, the higher the firm’s performance during a COVID-19 crisis? Evidence from ASEAN countries

This study extends the literature on women directors and their impact on firm performance, focusing on developing countries and highlighting practices related to the role of…

Does reconciliation affect your bottom dollar? The business case for honoring Indigenous rights in Canada

In acknowledgment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Call to Action #92, the purpose of this paper is to present the business case for honoring Indigenous…

Strategic intersectional identity management strategies amidst identity threats: insights from U.S. Latina nonprofit CEOs

This study identifies the strategic intersectional identity management (SIIM) behaviors that Latina nonprofit CEOs engage in to navigate hegemonic spaces.

Engaging workers with disabilities in the financial sector: exploring promising practices through key informant interviews and a rapid literature review

This study explores the challenges, barriers and opportunities for engaging persons with disabilities in employment in the Canadian financial sector.

A new lens into workplace equity: the equity of employment systems

The unprecedented exigencies of COVID-19 and the subsequent spotlight on systemic racial, social and economic disparities have brought workplace equity to the forefront of…

Accounting for change: the impact and implications of using the intervention-based research method GenderLAB at a big four accounting firm

This article shows how qualitative interventions can engender both an immediate impact and the possibility of sustained change at the research site. We investigate this by…

From assimilation to alienation: exploring the career trajectories of women of color leaders and the coping strategies used

This qualitative study explores the career trajectories of women of color (WOC) leaders through the “From Assimilation to Alienation” framework, building upon Thomas et al.’s…

Poor-quality jobs and economic disadvantage in the United States’ spectator sports industry

To examine objective measures of economic job quality for a broad sample of workers in the US spectator sports industry and compare job quality in spectator sports to other…

Legacies and impacts of major sporting events for communities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds: a systematic review

The global hosting of major events is garnering increasing attention from governments. As this phenomenon expands into emerging states, where arguably the most severe inequalities…

Socioeconomic position and sports in the US today: the economic and cultural capital of sports followers

This study aims to explore the relationship between social class and sports following in the United States, addressing a gap in research that has largely overlooked spectator…

Gendered resistances and emotions to neo-liberalism in a post-1992 university in England

In this paper we explore the gendered ways in which academic staff resistance and compliance is configured in a post-1992 University in England, including the emotions implicated…

Addressing diversity in flux: identity work, identity negotiation and intersectionality insights

Diversity management literature is at a crossroads with limitations in producing novel insights due to its heavy reliance on the etic approach and surface-level diversity. This…

“The seven principles of universal design of research”: how to increase user diversity in mainstream research

User diversity has been discussed in many fields of study for decades. Nevertheless, some cohorts are rarely included in mainstream research. According to the concept of universal…

Gender differences in organizational fairness, diversity and inclusion: the mediating role of psychological safety in affective commitment

The current study explores the role of social psychological factors on organizational commitment. It examined the relationships between organizational fairness, inclusion…

Shadows and lights: disabled workers’ use of digital technologies in the workplace

In this research, we apply a sociological lens to reconstruct the perspectives of disabled workers in their use of digital technologies within the organizational setting. Our…

Did they mean that? The effect of cyber incivility on older worker vitality, vigor, and turnover

Incivility can be used to target minority groups as a form of discrimination. This paper aimed to assess the extent to which older workers are particularly targeted by cyber…

Immigrants and house prices: myths and realities

This paper aims to dissect myths from realities. It delves into the nuanced relationship between immigration and housing, emphasizing that while correlation exists, causation is…

Affirmative action and government initiatives to improve gender equality in India: a retrospective view

This paper discusses the problems of gender equality in society, the workplace and the household in the specific context of India. It explicates the past and the present gender…

Diversity, equity and inclusion work: a difference that makes a difference … ?

I examine if current diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives can actually accomplish what they aim and claim to do. I argue that perforce they cannot, as they remain…

The only daughters effect: examining the relationship between child gender and a CEO’s hiring decisions

This study investigates the relationship between child gender and a CEO’s top management hiring decisions.

A critical reflection on internationalizing gender equality certification: the case of Brazilian academia

Internationalisation in higher education (HE) has always been romanticised and idealised but there has been limited focus on the internationalisation of gender equality and…

Beyond the resume: HR students’ evaluations of interview performances by first and second language speakers

High-stakes decision-makers, including human resource (HR) professionals, often exhibit accent biases against second language speakers in professional evaluations. We extend this…

Diversity and emotional labor in the gig economy

This paper aims to explore and conceptualize the emotional labor of racial minorities and women in the gig economy.

Leader responses to a pandemic: the interaction of leader gender and country collectivism predicting pandemic deaths

The present study examines head of state gender and national collectivism to explain how some leaders have been able to manage a pandemic better than others.

Veterans in the workplace: a model of factors affecting veteran transition

The aim of this work is to enhance workplace diversity and inclusion by exploring and addressing unique barriers faced by veterans during their transition from military service to…

Empowering women through digital technology: unraveling the nexus between digital enablers, entrepreneurial orientation and innovations

Women's empowerment plays a pivotal role in achieving sustainable and sustainable development in developed and developing contexts. The present paper explores the effect of…

Learning to dance the interview dance: the job interview as an obstacle to employment for autistic university graduates

A significant autism employment gap persists in many countries. This study examines how the traditional job interview might form an obstacle to autistic people obtaining…

The effects of inclusive psychological climate, leader inclusion, and workgroup inclusion on trust and organizational identification

This study examines the effects of an inclusive psychological climate on leader inclusion, workgroup inclusion, and employee outcomes (trust in organization and organizational…

Do dominant groups respond negatively to diversity policies? The impact of modern racism beliefs on organizational citizenship behavior intentions

Diversity policies have become widespread in modern organizations. Such policies often have the goal of improving the workplace experiences of marginalized groups, and…

From pledge to action: integrating racial diversity into the supply chain

Organizations are increasingly making commitments and equity pledges to racially diversify their supply chain. While such commitments are commendable, historical attempts at…

“They kill us mentally”: exploring microaggression towards LGBTQIA+ employees in Indian workplaces

The current study aimed to (1) explore the prevalence and processes associated with microaggression, along with (2) the consequences of such instances on the queer employees’ life.

International subjects on the periphery: the publishing challenges of early-career female academics from Central and Eastern Europe

The paper’s aim is to explore female academics’ publication aspirations and constraints in a less researched area of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Co-creating impact: positioning indigenous knowledge holders as expert researchers

This article details a research approach that created impact through suspending assumptions of Western research methods and positioning Indigenous research partners as experts and…

Torture and blessing: the impostor phenomenon among Spanish female executives

This research explores the impostor phenomenon (IP) within the context of gender and leadership, aiming to transform impostor feelings into catalysts for leadership empowerment…

Unraveling gender disparities in arbitrators' social networks: differential effects of centrality and tie strength on career outcomes among independent contractors

The prevalence of independent contractors in the US workforce is growing. This research examines the social environment and career outcomes of labor and employment arbitrators, a…

“What’s in it for me?” – uncovering the individual benefits of inclusive behavior in the Norwegian workplace

This article examines how the practice of work inclusion towards vulnerable groups can positively affect individual leaders and co-workers. We specifically examine intrapersonal…

The current state of integrating equity, diversity and inclusion into knowledge mobilization: a systematic literature review

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review and analyze the academic literature on integrating equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into knowledge mobilization (KMb).

Leadership, spirituality and empowerment: examining the experiences of women of color in fortune 500 companies

This paper investigates the meaning of spirituality and empowerment from the perspective of women of color (WOC) in Fortune 500 companies how it impacts their leadership.

Fluidity of social identities: implications for applying intersectionality

Intersectionality addresses complex avenues of oppression that emanate at the intersections of one’s identities. However, the intersectional framework assumes static identities…

Making a feminist impact: mobilising knowledge through scholarly activism

This article reflects on our joint experiences co-creating impact through a project in knowledge mobilisation – a website that disseminated resources and facilitated developmental…

Cultural variation in hiring people with disabilities: a theory and preliminary test

The goal of this study is to propose and test a model of the effect of the socio-cultural context on the disability inclusion climate of organizations. The model has implications…

Decoding the networking strategies of Asian and Black workers in the London Insurance Market

This study utilizes Bourdieu’s concepts of field, capital and habitus to investigate the networking strategies of Asian and Black knowledge workers in the London Insurance Market…

Doubly precarious immigrant academics: professional identities and work integration of a highly skilled precariat in Canadian higher education

Educational institutions are investing heavily in the internationalization of their campuses to attract global talent. Yet, highly skilled immigrants face persistent labor market…

Does organizational culture influence gender microaggressions in the workplace? A grounded theory approach

This article adds to the existing literature by identifying persistent sociocultural norms that influence organizational culture as facilitators of gendered microaggressions…

Students we label international: an urgent call to reconceptualise research with international students

This article problematises the international student label by critically examining the mechanisms that actively portray international students as necessarily different, deficient…

Do gender-inclusive HRM and fairness perception trigger paradigm shifts in female employees' psychological empowerment patterns and career progression?

Drawing on the ability-motivation-opportunity model, this study investigates how gender-inclusive human resource management practices and overall fairness perception promote the…

Representation of women and people of color on nonprofit boards and CEO gender and race

This study examines how the representation of women and people of color on nonprofit boards relates to CEO gender and race.

Mental and institutional barriers to creating impact

In this impact paper, I outline how a new inclusion theory generated non-scholarly impact even before it was published and share my personal experiences with mental and…

Belonging beyond the binary: the positive experiences of visible non-binary and genderqueer individuals in the workplace

The number of people being identified as non-binary and genderqueer (NBGQ) is rapidly increasing, but the literature offers scant guidance for organisations aiming to offer these…

How supervisors and coworkers enable workplace practices to foster success for employees with mental health and/or addiction challenges

The goal of this study was to understand which employee-focused workplace practices and priorities – more formally known as human resource (HR) practices and priorities �…

Nothing for us, except by us – Support for queer ethnic young people in Aotearoa New Zealand

This paper looks at mainstream lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) support services in Aotearoa New Zealand, which predominantly center…

Towards diverse, critical understandings of “international” for higher education

The study explores diverse and critical understandings of “international” in a higher education curriculum context, situated in a curriculum review of a postgraduate taught…

A tragedy of intersectionality: a study of Fauzia Rafique's Skeena

The papers explores the emergence of an ideological consolidation amidst the theory of intersectionality put forth by Crenshaw and Mohanty's transnational feminist thought vis-à…