Diversity & Inclusion

Coworking benefits for remote teams, sharing value for ecosystem success, and becoming a better workplace ally.

People can take meaningful steps to become more effective allies for members of marginalized groups at work.

Kartik Hosanagar’s AI-powered startup aims to help new voices find their way into film and TV.

The financial industry’s use of ownership and board membership statistics to measure diversity is insufficient.

In artificial intelligence, race and gender too often generate a bias double whammy.

The data science management process, job moves for pay equity, and political concerns in M&As.

Female executives can command bigger pay increases than men by switching jobs.

Digital inclusion to help solve grand challenges, meaningful support for Pride Month, and reimagined workspaces.

To meaningfully support Pride, companies need to focus on employees, customers, and the community.

Research points to ways companies can help employees of all ages thrive in today’s multigenerational workplace.

A global study of online hackathons offers best practices for designing virtual ideation sessions.

Nudges for less-biased hiring, networking to drive inclusion, and defusing opposition to racial equity initiatives.

The Special Report in MIT SMR‘s Summer 2021 issue looks at how businesses can support a more inclusive workplace culture. Also in this issue: ways to communicate — and disagree — using candor and logic, business’s role in national emergencies, how volunteering helps workers’ skills, and changing the rules to suit turbulent times.

Evaluators can be nudged to make less biased decisions in hiring and other contexts.

Early analysis suggests that three networking behaviors can drive inclusion in organizations.

Practical strategies for hybrid work, linking good intentions to intentional actions, and Daniel Kahneman on “noise.”

Businesses that pledged to support racial equity in 2020 must maintain their commitments to effecting change.

Supplier diversity initiatives can drive positive change, boost earnings, and build resilience.

New research on subtle gender bias highlights the anxiety underpinning biased behavior and suggests ways to defuse it.

Community partners can help companies create enduring skill strategies and training systems.