Academic Papers

Empowering inclusion with insightful research.

Welcome to the Diversity Atlas Academic Papers Repository!

We are delighted to offer you this collection of academic papers on diversity, equity, and inclusion, curated from verified and reputable sources. This resource is designed to provide our members with quick access to valuable research that can inform and enhance your DEI initiatives.

Please note that all papers included in this repository have been collected with respect for and in accordance with the rights of the original authors and publishers.

We hope you find this resource useful and enriching. Happy reading!

2022
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Reward Utete
Examining the relationship between employment equity implementation and employee performance at workplace: Evidence from a leading organisation in South Africa
Employment equity has continued to occupy a centre stage in the field of human resource management in the current and forthcoming decades in various countries worldwide. It plays a critical role in promoting the elimination of unfair discrimination and consideration of people from previously disadvantaged groups at the workplace. The paper aims to establish the relationship between employment equity implementation
2022
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Preeti S. Chauhan, Nir Kshetri
The Role of Data and Artificial Intelligence in Driving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The year 2020 changed the world landscape in ways more than ever before. One of the differences that came about was the increased push to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the workplace and in society at large. Data and artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify equality gaps and bring them to the forefront. According to U.S.
2022
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Natasha Cortis | Meraiah Foley | Sue Williamson
Change agents or defending the status quo? How senior leaders frame workplace gender equality
Senior leaders are usually understood to be ideally positioned to drive the organizational changes needed to promote workplace gender equality. Yet seniority also influences leaders’ values and attitudes, and how they interpret evidence of inequalities, determine organizational priorities, and design and implement remedies. This article examines leaders’ perceptions of workplace gender equality using system justification theory to explain survey data
2022
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Bonnie Dowling, Drew Goldstein, Michael Park, and Holly Price
Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy
After the Great Resignation comes the Great Renegotiation. Over the past two years, millions of people and organizations around the world were forced into hybrid virtual work, many for the first time. Survey after survey has shown that employers eagerly hope their employees will return to the office as soon as possible. Employees? Not so much, for reasons including health,
2022
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Vindell Washington, Joseph B. Franklin, Erich S. Huang, Jessica L. Mega, Amy P. Abernethy
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Clinical Research: A Path Toward Precision Health for Everyone
Healthcare disparities are a persistent societal problem. One of the contributing factors to this status quo is the lack of diversity and representativeness of research efforts, which result in nongeneralizable evidence that, in turn, provides suboptimal means to enable the best possible outcomes at the individual level. There are several strategies that research teams can adopt to improve the diversity,
2022
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Melissa Parsons, Martina T. Caldwell, Al’ai Alvarez, , Dayle Davenport, Moises Gallegos, Adaira Landry, Michael Gottlieb, Sreeja Natesan
Physician Pipeline and Pathway Programs: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
Improving the diversity and representation in the medical work force requires intentional and deliberate efforts to improve the pipeline and pathway for under represented in medicine (UIM) applicants. Diversity enhances educational experiences and improves patient care and outcomes. Through a critical review of the literature, in this article we offer evidence-based guidelines for physician pipeline and pathway programs (PP). Recommendations
2022
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Iwona Florek
Diversity in workplace – equality of workers: reality vs legal and economic conditions
The modern labor market changes as society changes. Employees should be treated equally, regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs, etc. Such a right is guaranteed in international and national legal acts. Despite legal regulations, the situation of different groups varies. The subject of the issue is extremely extensive, therefore the article summarizes selected data on the realities of the labor
2022
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Giriraj Kiradoo
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace: Strategies for Achieving and Sustaining a Diverse Workforce
This research paper explores the critical issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and the strategies that can be employed to achieve and sustain a diverse workforce. The research paper is based on a comprehensive review of relevant literature, including peerreviewed articles, reports, and other relevant documents. The paper aims to contribute to the existing body of
2021
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Katalin Tardos, Veronika Paksi
What do equality plans reveal about workplace equality and diversity in higher education and research performing organisations? : a content analysis approach
In the last two decades implementing Equality/Equal Opportunities/Diversity and Inclusion Plans have been becoming more and more widespread across both private and public organisations (Konrad–Linnehan 1995; Edwin 2001; Kalev–Kelly–Dobbin 2006; Coast 2013; Ali–Konrad 2017). Moreover, as a consequence of internationalisation, globalisation, and growing pressures for excellence, higher education institutions and research performing organisations (RPOs) had to tackle the challenges of
2021
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Meraiah Foley and Rae Cooper
Workplace gender equality in the post-pandemic era: Where to next?
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and accelerated many gendered labour market inequalities in Australia and around the world. In this introduction to our special issue, ‘Workplace Gender Equality: Where are we now and where to next?’, we examine the impact of the pandemic on women’s employment, labour force participation, earnings, unpaid care work and experience of gendered violence. We identify five