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!
2020
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Yolande Strengers, Lizhen Qu, Qiongkai Xu, Jarrod Knibbe
Adhering, Steering, and Queering: Treatment of Gender in Natural Language Generation
Natural Language Generation (NLG) supports the creation of personalized, contextualized, and targeted content. However, the algorithms underpinning NLG have come under scrutiny for reinforcing gender, racial, and other problematic biases. Recent research in NLG seeks to remove these biases through principles of fairness and privacy. Drawing on gender and queer theories from sociology and Science and Technology studies, we consider
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
2019
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Julian M. Rengers, Liesbet Heyse , Sabine Otten and Rafael P. M. Wittek
“It’s Not Always Possible to Live Your Life Openly or Honestly in the Same Way” – Workplace Inclusion of Lesbian and Gay Humanitarian Aid Workers in Doctors Without Borders
In this exploratory study, we present findings from semi-structured interviews with 11 self-identified lesbian and gay (LG) humanitarian aid workers of Doctors without Borders (MSF). We investigate their perceptions of workplace inclusion in terms of perceived satisfaction of their needs for authenticity and belonging within two organizational settings, namely office and field. Through our combined deductive and inductive approach, based
2019
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Bozani, Vasiliki; Drydakis, Nick; Sidiropoulou, Katerina; Harvey, Benjamin;Paraskevopoulou, Anna
Workplace Positive Actions, Trans People’s Self-Esteem and Human Resources’ Evaluations
This study provides empirical patterns regarding trans people’s self-esteem-oriented reflections during observations of positive workplace actions. The case of a 2015 UK workplace guide is utilized to fulfil our aims. We adopt Rawls’ political philosophy framework in order to evaluate whether trans people’s self-esteem-oriented concepts might be enhanced by policy makers’ positive actions. The study does find that trans people’s
2019
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Elizabeth Sepper & Deborah Dinner
Sex in Public
This Article recounts the first history of sex in public accommodations law- a history essential to debates that rage today over gerider and sexuality in public. Just fifty years ago,not only LGBTQ people but also cisgender women were the subject of discrimination in public.Restaurants and bars displayed “men-only” signs. Women held secondary status in civic organi-zations, such as Rotary and
2019
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Fidelindo Lim, DNP, CCRN; Paul Andrew Jones, MS, AGPCNP-BC, RN-BC; and Medel Paguirigan, EdD, RN
A guide to fostering an LGBTQ-inclusive workplace
In April 2018, the American Nurses Association released a position statement on nursing advocacy for LGBTQ+ populations. The “Q” stands for queer or questioning and the “+” indicates inclusivity of other sexual and gender minorities not spelled out within the LGBTQ acronym.1 Key nursing organizations, such as the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), International Society of Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurses,
2019
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Elizabeth Brown and Inara Scott
Belief v. Belief: Resolving LGBTQ Rights Conflicts in the Religious Workplace
Employment disputes are increasingly centered on the conflicting moral and religious values of corporations, their employees, and their customers. These conflicts are especially challenging when they involve the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) employees and customers contraposed against the religious beliefs of corporations and their owners. When religious values compete with civil rights in the employment
2019
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Richard A. Prayson, MD, MEd, and J. Jordi Rowe, MD
LGBTQ Inclusivity and Language in the Workplace
To quote Bill Crawford, “Diversity, or the state of being different, isn’t the same as inclusion. One is a description of what is, while the other describes a style of interaction essential to effective teams and organization.” The workplace should be an environment where people feel safe to focus on getting work done. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
2018
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Kelly L. Reddy-Best
LGBTQ Women, Appearance Negotiations, and Workplace Dress Codes
The purpose of this study was to explore LGBTQ women’s experiences with unwritten or formal dress codes at work. I asked: What are LGBTQ women’s experiences in the workplace with appearance management, and what are LGBTQ women’s experiences navigating the written and unwritten dress codes in the workplace? To answer the research question, interviews were conducted with 24 self-identifying LGBTQ
2018
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Jaigris Hodson, Samantha Jackson, Wendy Cukier, Mark Holmes
Between the corporation and the closet: Ethically researching LGBTQ+ identities in the workplace
Purpose – This paper engages the ecological model as a conceptual tool to examine the ethics of conducting research on LGBTQ+ individuals in the workplace. In particular, it focuses on outness and the act of outing in research. Design/methodology/approach – Established methodologies for studying LGBTQ+ persons in the workplace are examined using a critical outness lens. The ecological model is