Academic Papers
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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.
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Sohela Nazneen | Lopita Huq
Domestic workers’ agency against workplace sexual harassment: The role of social norms in Bangladesh
Motivation: There are 1.3 million domestic workers in Bangladesh; the precarious and private nature of domestic work makes them vul- nerable to sexual harassment. Prevalent social norms that regulate sexuality and notions of family honour lead to victim blaming and normalization of male aggression. We contribute to the literature on social norms and women’s agency by exploring how they tackle
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Nopparat Wongsinhirun , Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard, Pornsit Jiraporn
Corporate culture and board gender diversity: Evidence from textual analysis
The issue of gender diversity on corporate boards of directors has gained prominence in recent decades (Adams & Ferreira, 2009; Arun, Almahrog, & Ali Aribi, 2015; Campbell & Mínguez-Vera, 2007; Carter, Simkins, & Simpson, 2003; Erhardt, Werbel, & Shrader, 2003; Kim & Starks, 2016; Lückerath-Rovers, 2011; Reguera-Alvarado, de Fuentes, & Laffarga, 2015; Sabatier, 2015). For example, several countries, such as
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Rebecca J. Evan, Stephanie Sisco, Crystal Saric Fashant, Neela Nandyal, Stacey Robbins
White DEI professionals’ perception of their contribution to advancing workplace diversity, equity and inclusion: leveraging and decentering whiteness
Purpose – This research applies social identity theory (SIT) to examine how White diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals perceive their role and contributions to advancing workplace DEI. Design/methodology/approach – Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to structure and guide the study, and data were collected from interviews with 16 White DEI professionals. Findings – The SIT concept of social
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Kristyn Caragher & Tatiana Bryant
Black and Non-Black Library Workers’ Perceptions of Hiring, Retention, and Promotion Racial Equity Practices
Using data collected through an online survey, this study examined employees’ perceptions of their library’s racial equity efforts and workplace experiences with racial equity and racism. Black and non-Black participants’ perceptions are analyzed on hiring, retention, and promotion of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) employees. Our quantitative data reveals Black participants are more decisive about their experiences or
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Eddy S. Ng, Diana Rajendran and Wahed Waheduzzaman
Promoting workplace inclusion and self-efficacy among skilled migrant workers in Australia
Purpose – Although skilled migrants have a high capacity for integration, many report experiences of exclusion which impacts their ability to contribute fully to the host country. This experience of exclusion, which can diminish their self-efficacy at work, is especially acute for skilled migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds when functioning in a new or exclusionary environment. In this paper, we
2023
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Grace O’Farrell, Raymond T. Lee
What we know about Microaggression but were afraid to ask
Microaggression has been defined as “the brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, and environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial, gender, and sexual orientation, and religious slights and insults to the target person or group” (Sue, 2010, p. 229). Microaggression has been an underexplored construct in organizational psychology studies to date. In this paper,
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Sharon Jayoung Song
Digital feminism: In the aftermath of #MeToo, what’s next for workplace equity for women?
This article seeks to analyze the aftereffects of the #MeToo movement to measure the efficacy of digital feminism. Perhaps the most recognizable outcome of the #MeToo movement is forcing a once-taboo subject of workplace sexual harassment into the limelight. The digital phenomenon prompted federal and state courts across the United States to navigate a seemingly new terrain of contributing to
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Brigid Trenerry, Kevin Dunn, and Yin Paradies
Productive disruptions: Supporting diversity and anti-racism in the workplace through multi-level organisational strategies
Racism in the workplace occurs at both the interpersonal and institutional level in terms of prejudiced attitudes and behaviours and avoidable and unfair differences in hiring, retention and opportunities for training and promotion. Many organisations have stated commitments to workforce diversity; however, work-related racism remains the most common forms of reported discrimination. Rather, efforts to increase workforce diversity will fail
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Elaine Burns, Emma Elcombe, Heather Pierce, Sky Hugman, Susanne Gannon
Breastfeeding after return to work: An Australian national workplace survey
Breastfeeding initiation rates in Australia are high but duration rates fall well below the World Health Organization targets. Return to work is a known factor impacting 6 months exclusive breastfeeding and continuation into the infants second year of life. Work related factors can influence a woman’s confidence in maintaining breastmilk supply after return to employment and determine whether she meets
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Butler, Paris D. ; Wexner, Steven D. ; Alimi, Yewande R. ; Dent, Daniel L. ; Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M. ; Gantt, Nancy L. ; Johnston, Fabian M. ; Pugh, Carla M
Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) diversity, equity, and inclusion series: Microaggressions – Lessons Learned from Black Academic Surgeons
Dr. Steven Wexner: I would like to welcome everyone to this month’s episode of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion series, in alliance with the American College of Surgeons, proceedings From the Advances in Surgery (AIS) Channel’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Series: Microaggressions: Lessons Learned from Black Academic Surgeons.1 I am very gratified that each of these broadcasts during the last