Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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Issue 8 2011 Spirals of silence Tackling the invisibility of the sexual orientation strand and sexuality in academic research and in organisation equality and diversity policy and practice
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Issue 6 2011 Understanding the dynamics of careers and identities through multiple strands of equality and diversity
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Volume 29
The inclusion of racialized women in the nursing workforce
Christoph Schimmele, Feng HouThe 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
Debra R. Comer, Janet A. Lenaghan, Andrea Pittarello, Daphna MotroWe 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…
Does reconciliation affect your bottom dollar? The business case for honoring Indigenous rights in Canada
Wynonna Smoke, Darcy GrayIn 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…
Engaging workers with disabilities in the financial sector: exploring promising practices through key informant interviews and a rapid literature review
Alexis Buettgen, Andrea Gardiola, Emile TompaThis 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
Patrick Ho Lam Lai, Deborah Hogan, Tay McNamara, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Kathleen Christensen, Samuel L. BradleyThe 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
Sara Louise Muhr, Kai Inga Liehr StormThis 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
Shelomi GomesThis 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…
Legacies and impacts of major sporting events for communities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds: a systematic review
Xiao Liang, Mary Quinton, Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Zhaoyu Duan, Barnaby Zoob Carter, Andrew Heyes, Mark Lee, Abdullah Alharbi, Shushu ChenThe 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
Adam GemarThis 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…
Addressing diversity in flux: identity work, identity negotiation and intersectionality insights
Iresha Donmanige, Shamika Almeida, Betty FrinoDiversity 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…
Shadows and lights: disabled workers’ use of digital technologies in the workplace
Rim HachanaIn 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…
Immigrants and house prices: myths and realities
Morley Gunderson, Wendy CukierThis paper aims to dissect myths from realities. It delves into the nuanced relationship between immigration and housing, emphasizing that while correlation exists, causation is…
Discrimination in the hiring process – state of the art and implications for policymakers
Cinzia Calluso, Maria Giovanna DevetagDespite the increasing heterogeneity of the organizational workforce – as a consequence of major worldwide socioeconomic trends – a considerable number of studies shows how…
Affirmative action and government initiatives to improve gender equality in India: a retrospective view
Debashish Kumar Sahoo, Usha LenkaThis 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…
Poor-quality jobs and economic disadvantage in the United States’ spectator sports industry
Christopher M. McLeod, Richard J. Paulsen, Lauren C. HindmanTo 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…
Beyond the resume: HR students’ evaluations of interview performances by first and second language speakers
Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O'Brien, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Anamaria BodeaHigh-stakes decision-makers, including human resource (HR) professionals, often exhibit accent biases against second language speakers in professional evaluations. We extend this…
Gendered resistances and emotions to neo-liberalism in a post-1992 university in England
Maria Tsouroufli, Anita Walton, David ThompsonIn 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…
“The seven principles of universal design of research”: how to increase user diversity in mainstream research
Gerd Berget, Birgit KvikneUser 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…
The effects of inclusive psychological climate, leader inclusion, and workgroup inclusion on trust and organizational identification
Beth G. Chung, Lynn M. Shore, Justin P. Wiegand, Jia XuThis study examines the effects of an inclusive psychological climate on leader inclusion, workgroup inclusion, and employee outcomes (trust in organization and organizational…
Gender differences in organizational fairness, diversity and inclusion: the mediating role of psychological safety in affective commitment
Mariana Pinho, Belinda ColstonThe current study explores the role of social psychological factors on organizational commitment. It examined the relationships between organizational fairness, inclusion…
Did they mean that? The effect of cyber incivility on older worker vitality, vigor, and turnover
Courtney L. Baker, Rushika De Bruin, Lisa M. FinkelsteinIncivility 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…
Unraveling gender disparities in arbitrators' social networks: differential effects of centrality and tie strength on career outcomes among independent contractors
Hee Man Park, Mark GoughThe 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
Ola Martin Jensen Larsen, Laura E.M. Traavik, Mari SvendsenThis article examines how the practice of work inclusion towards vulnerable groups can positively affect individual leaders and co-workers. We specifically examine intrapersonal…
Fluidity of social identities: implications for applying intersectionality
Babar DharaniIntersectionality addresses complex avenues of oppression that emanate at the intersections of one’s identities. However, the intersectional framework assumes static identities…
Diversity, equity and inclusion work: a difference that makes a difference … ?
Ann ArmstrongI 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
Gabriela Flores, M. Fernanda Garcia, Hazel Nguyen, María del Carmen Triana, Christine ChoiratThis study investigates the relationship between child gender and a CEO’s top management hiring decisions.
Beyond tokenism: activism, resistance and rebellion
Arlene P. Weekes, Shirleecia Ward, Maureen MguniThe aim of this research was to explore and gain an understanding of the lived experiences of Black females transitioning from social work practice into academia and the support…
Diversity and emotional labor in the gig economy
Ifeyimika O. AjaiyeobaThis 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
María del Carmen Triana, Orlando Richard, Seo-Young Byun, Kendall Park, Dora Delgado, Jorge DelgadoThe 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
Christopher B. Stone, Andrea R. Neely, William Phillips, Ryan P. TerryThe 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…
Learning to dance the interview dance: the job interview as an obstacle to employment for autistic university graduates
Brian Garrod, Marcus HansenA significant autism employment gap persists in many countries. This study examines how the traditional job interview might form an obstacle to autistic people obtaining…
Do dominant groups respond negatively to diversity policies? The impact of modern racism beliefs on organizational citizenship behavior intentions
John MortonDiversity 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
Yahzmine Kinney, Janaina Siegler, Stephanie A. FernhaberOrganizations 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
Sucharita Maji, Devu RajeevThe 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
Karolina Lendák-Kabók, Stéphanie Mignot-Gerard, Marc VanholsbeeckThe 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
Terrance Fitzsimmons, Miriam S. Yates, Ree Jordan, Victor J. CallanThis article details a research approach that created impact through suspending assumptions of Western research methods and positioning Indigenous research partners as experts and…
The current state of integrating equity, diversity and inclusion into knowledge mobilization: a systematic literature review
Tracelyn Cornelius-Hernandez, Amelia ClarkeThe 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
Ayesha Sengupta, Kayla Follmer, Debra LouisThis 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.
Making a feminist impact: mobilising knowledge through scholarly activism
Helena Liu, Helen TaylorThis article reflects on our joint experiences co-creating impact through a project in knowledge mobilisation – a website that disseminated resources and facilitated developmental…
A critical reflection on internationalizing gender equality certification: the case of Brazilian academia
Charikleia Tzanakou, Camila Infanger, Leticia Oliveira, Fernanda StaniscuaskiInternationalisation in higher education (HE) has always been romanticised and idealised but there has been limited focus on the internationalisation of gender equality and…
Cultural variation in hiring people with disabilities: a theory and preliminary test
David Thomas, Aminat Muibi, Anna Hsu, Bjørn Ekelund, Mathea Wasvik, Cordula BarzantnyThe 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
Mani PillaiThis 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
Amrita Hari, Luciara Nardon, Dunja PalicEducational 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
P. Priya, S.S. SreejithThis article adds to the existing literature by identifying persistent sociocultural norms that influence organizational culture as facilitators of gendered microaggressions…
A qualitative exploration of female professors’ promotion trajectories in public universities in Pakistan
Fouzia Sadaf, Shermeen Bano, Rahla RahatThe central aim of this study is to advance understanding of the influence of university practices and structures on shaping female academics’ paths to reach the position of…
Empowering women through digital technology: unraveling the nexus between digital enablers, entrepreneurial orientation and innovations
Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Safia Bano, Mohammed A. Al Doghan, Abdulaziz Ahmed Aljughiman, Naimatullah Shah, Bahadur Ali SoomroWomen's empowerment plays a pivotal role in achieving sustainable and sustainable development in developed and developing contexts. The present paper explores the effect of…
Students we label international: an urgent call to reconceptualise research with international students
Ramzi MerabetThis 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?
Muhammad Athar Rasheed, Sami Ullah Bajwa, Natasha Saman ElahiDrawing 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
Young-joo LeeThis 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
Hans van DijkIn 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
Megan Trotter, Julia YatesThe 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…
Nothing for us, except by us – Support for queer ethnic young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
Camille Nakhid, Tommy Sokun Long, Mengzhu Fu, Makanaka Tuwe, Zina Abu Ali, Lourdes Vano, Pooja Subramanian, Caryn Yachinta, Claire FarrugiaThis paper looks at mainstream lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) support services in Aotearoa New Zealand, which predominantly center…
Whisper network knowledge of BAME women in academia: a critical realist, critical race feminist theory model of theorising inequality regimes
Angela Martinez DyThis paper introduces a new approach to theorising and learning from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women’s experiences of inequality in academia. It offers a versatile…
No end and no beginning; race equity in higher education
Syra ShakirTo provide insights around navigating, coping and tackling racial inequalities at university through three key areas: peer support through sharing stories, motivating others in…
Torture and blessing: the impostor phenomenon among Spanish female executives
Cristina Domínguez-Soto, Victoria Labajo, Jesús Labrador-FernándezThis research explores the impostor phenomenon (IP) within the context of gender and leadership, aiming to transform impostor feelings into catalysts for leadership empowerment…
Towards diverse, critical understandings of “international” for higher education
Zhuo Min Huang, Heather Cockayne, Jenna MittelmeierThe study explores diverse and critical understandings of “international” in a higher education curriculum context, situated in a curriculum review of a postgraduate taught…
Impostorization in the ivory tower: less discussed but more vexing than impostor syndrome
Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Jean Lee ColeGiven the lack of research on the lived experiences of racially minoritized women in academia, this paper provides primary accounts of their experience with impostorization…
How supervisors and coworkers enable workplace practices to foster success for employees with mental health and/or addiction challenges
Kelley A. Packalen, Kaitlyn Sobchuk, Kelly Qin-Wang, Jenelle Cheetham, Jaclyn Hildebrand, Agnieszka Fecica, Rosemary LysaghtThe goal of this study was to understand which employee-focused workplace practices and priorities – more formally known as human resource (HR) practices and priorities …
“I’m not white”: counter-stories from “mixed race” women navigating PhDs
Rhianna GarrettThis paper critiques institutional whiteness and racial categorisation in UK higher education. This is done through the representation of the complex narratives of “mixed race”…
Coping techniques and strategies for pursuing anti-racism within academe: a collective autoethnographic account from minoritised academics in the UK
Anita Garvey, Reem Talhouk, Benjamin AjibadeDrawing upon the authors’ experiences as minoritised academic scholars within leadership roles of a Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network in the United Kingdom (UK…
A tragedy of intersectionality: a study of Fauzia Rafique's Skeena
Mehak BholaThe 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…
Hope theory as resistance: narratives of South Asian scholars in Australian academia
Nicola Sum, Reshmi Lahiri-Roy, Nish BelfordIdentity, positioning and possibilities intersect differently for South Asian women in white academia. Within a broader migrant community that defines Australian life, these…
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