New study calls for greater female representation in innovation

Published: 4 August 2021

In a new study published in Science, Professor John-Paul Ferguson underscores the necessity of identifying and supporting woman-owned patents and innovations, particularly in the biomedical and...

What’s holding up the glass ceiling?

Published: 29 January 2020

The glass ceiling still exists for many reasons, leaving some women reluctant to apply for promotions and senior leadership positions. To ensure more women are considered for promotions, Professor...

Delve: When Meritocracy Blinds us to Gender Discrimination

Published: 21 January 2020

Meritocracies are predicated on the belief that only the best are chosen and that hard work and talent are always rewarded. If we presume that talent and hard work are not gender specific, then why...

Walking the authenticity tightrope

Published: 25 July 2019

New research from Professor Patricia Hewlin and co-authors examines the benefits of being authentic in the workplace, remarking that this tends to be particularly nebulous for minorities. Read more

What’s keeping the glass ceiling intact?

Published: 18 June 2019

A new study co-authored by Professor Brian Rubineau shows that while the popular practice of network hiring can introduce gender diversity in lower-level jobs, it actually fails to do so at the...

Workplaces reveal vestiges of segregation

Published: 22 May 2019

Despite progress in the 1960s and 1970s, the desegregation of US employment has largely ground to a halt....

Professor Hewlin on closing the leadership gender gap

Published: 21 May 2019

In a byline for Getting Smart, Professor Patricia Hewlin explores the tangible impact that universities can make when it comes to increasing the representation of women and minorities in leadership...

The problem with assumed meritocracies in engineering

Published: 4 April 2019

According to a study co-authored by Professor Brian Rubineau, female engineers find consistent evidence that their profession is not an objective meritocracy, but embrace the belief that it is –...

At home and at work: Is racial segregation becoming more pervasive?

Published: 20 February 2019

Citing recent research co-authored by Professor John-Paul Ferguson, Vox explores how racial segregation in American workplaces has gotten worse over the last generation, suggesting that the shadows...

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