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.
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2016
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Mustafa Bilgehan Ozturk & Ahu Tatli
Gender identity inclusion in the workplace: broadening diversity management research and practice through the case of transgender employees in the UK
Based on 14 in-depth interviews, this paper explores the unique workplace experiences of transgender individuals in the UK employment context. The paper identifies gender identity diversity as a key blind spot in HRM and diversity management research and practice. The findings reveal the range of workplace challenges experienced by transgender employees. Major findings are that discriminatory effects are often occupation-
2019
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Vibeke Lehmann Nielsen and Mikkel Bo Madsen
Gender diversity and management aspirations in public sector workplaces in Denmark
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the relationship between workplace gender diversity among peers and management aspirations among male and female employees. It focuses on whether gender diversity influences men and women’s management aspirations. Design/methodology/approach – The study builds on cross-sectional survey data from the Danish public sector. Findings – Results shows that in mixed-gender workplaces, male employees are
2021
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Mohammed T. Nuseir , Barween H. Al Kurdi , Muhammad T. Alshurideh , and Haitham M. Alzoubi
Gender Discrimination at Workplace: Do Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Have Opinions About It
The gender discrimination problem started from day one when they entered professional offices, factories, businesses, institutions, and other organizations. Despite strict regulations and laws, gender-based discrimination can be seen in almost all working places. However, its types and gravity may change with the place, sectors, or development level of a country. The complaints and protests of affected women roar severely
2011
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Donna Bobbitt-Zeher
Gender Discrimination at Work: Connecting Gender Stereotypes, Institutional Policies, and Gender Composition of Workplace
Research on gender inequality has posited the importance of gender discrimination for women’s experiences at work. Previous studies have suggested that gender stereotyping and organizational factors may contribute to discrimination. Yet it is not well understood how these elements connect to foster gender discrimination in everyday workplaces. This work contributes to our understanding of these relationships by analyzing 219 discrimination
2018
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Susan Leavy
Gender Bias in Artificial Intelligence: The Need for Diversity and Gender Theory in Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing the opinions and behavior of people in everyday life. However, the over-representation of men in the design of these technologies could quietly undo decades of advances in gender equality. Over centuries, humans developed critical theory to inform decisions and avoid basing them solely on personal experience. However, machine intelligence learns primarily from observing data that
2019
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Cevat Giray Aksoya , Christopher S. Carpenter, , Jeff Frankc , Matt L. Huffman
Gay glass ceilings: Sexual orientation and workplace authority in the UK
A burgeoning literature has examined earnings inequalities associated with a minority sexal orientation, but far less is known about sexual orientation-based differences in access to workplace authority –in contrast to well-documented gender and race-specific differences. We provide the first large-scale evidence on this question using confidential data from the 2009–2014 UK Integrated Household Surveys (IHS) ( N = 607,709). We
2021
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Hongxia Shan, Amy Cheng, Nasim Peikazadi, Yeonjoo Kim
Fostering diversity work as a process of lifelong learning: A partnership case study with an immigrant services organisation
Diversity work is an area of growing interest for organisations in both the private and public sectors. In a nutshell, the term refers to the work conducted within an organisation that promotes inclusive and equitable engagement with people and communities across social differences such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality and religion. Related research has generated relatively more knowledge about the
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,
2021
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Eddy S. Ng, Greg J. Sears, Kara A. Arnold
Exploring the influence of CEO and chief diversity officers’ relational demography on organizational diversity management: An identity-based perspective
Purpose – Drawing on the relational demography literature and a social identity perspective, several research propositions in which the authors postulate that demographic characteristics (e.g. gender and race) of senior leaders will influence the implementation and effectiveness of diversity management practices were presented. Specifically, the authors focus on the Chief Executive Officer/Chief Diversity Officer (CEO/CDO) dyad and explore independent and
2021
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Joan Marques
Exploring Gender at Work: Multiple Perspectives
This collective volume was created through a wonderful collaboration of 39 authors, representing five global continents and a wide range of academic and practical disciplines. It reviews gender from the standpoints of inequality in multiple regards, such as through discrimination, stereotyping, maintaining prejudice through oftentimes longstanding, unconscious biases, industry influences, but also based on cultural, religious, political, and other boundaries.