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, gathered from reputable sources across the internet. 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!

2015
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LAURA M. LITTLE, VIRGINIA SMITH MAJOR, AMANDA S. HINOJOSA, DEBRA L. NELSON
PROFESSIONAL IMAGE MAINTENANCE: HOW WOMEN NAVIGATE PREGNANCY IN THE WORKPLACE
Women now constitute a significant portion of the workforce, making the effects of pregnancy on professional image (others’ perceptions of competence and character at work) more salient. While opinions regarding how pregnant women should manage others’ impressions and the consequences of doing so abound (Noveck, 2012) research to substantiate or disconfirm these opinions has lagged. In this paper, we present
2015
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Francisco C. Rodriguez
Why Diversity and Equity Matter: Reflections from a Community College President
Why do the issues of diversity and equity have such resonance for me? As a first-generation immigrant, English-language learner from a working-class family, access to higher education and the opportunity that followed was the door to personal discovery and professional exploration, a door to a renewed hope that was counter to the generations of poverty and isolation that my family
2014
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Preeya Daya
Diversity and inclusion in an emerging market context
Purpose – The extreme demographic misrepresentation of organisations is a key business and societal issue in South Africa (SA). The purpose of this paper is to provide organisations that are committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive environment with key considerations that need to be managed in order to create more diverse drive transformation. Design/methodology/approach – This research
2013
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Sofia Elwer, Lisa Harryson, Malin Bolin, Anne Hammarstrom
Patterns of Gender Equality at Workplaces and Psychological Distress
Research in the field of occupational health often uses a risk factor approach which has been criticized by feminist researchers for not considering the combination of many different variables that are at play simultaneously. To overcome this shortcoming this study aims to identify patterns of gender equality at workplaces and to investigate how these patterns are associated with psychological distress.
2012
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Doris Ruth Eikhof
A double-edged sword: twenty-first century workplace trends and gender equality
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to uncover the hidden gender consequences of three current trends in the workplace, the increase in knowledge work, information and communication technology (ICT) and work-life balance policies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper synthesizes and analyses existing empirical evidence from research on knowledge work, work-life balance and boundary, women’s work and careers. Findings –
2011
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Lotte Bailyn
Redesigning work for gender equity and work–personal life integration
This paper describes a series of intervention projects in the conditions and design of work geared to increasing gender equity in organizations and the ability of employees to integrate their working lives with their personal lives. It shows that approaching work with a work-family lens tends to lead to changes in the temporal conditions of work, in what has come
2011
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Jia Zhao, Barbara H. Settles, Xuewen Sheng
Family-to-Work Conflict: Gender, Equity and Workplace Policies
Over the past three decades, as the increase in working mothers and changes in the role of “traditional fathers,” working couples are faced with allocating and dividing family and work responsibilities. A large body of research has examined how couples create a sense of balance in the midst of enormous family and work-related responsibilities, trade-offs, and sacrifices (Duxbury & Higgins,
2010
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Janice Witt Smith, Stephanie E. Joseph
Workplace challenges in corporate America: differences in black and white
Purpose – This article aims to provide a qualitative analysis of the diversity management challenges of professionals in corporate America. A specific focus is on the differential outcomes of women and ethnic minorities and their equal employment opportunities in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examined the workplace experiences of 42 African- American and Caucasian men and women in corporate