Idea posted: June 2025

Institutions: Christopher Newport University, Luter School of Business    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    Rowan University, Rohrer College of Business   

The wage gap between men and women and the underrepresentation of women in senior leadership roles have been well-documented. One study introduces a new approach to exploring gender disparity in…

Idea posted: March 2025

Institutions: Open University Business School    University of Melbourne Business School    University of Bristol Business School   

The “glass cliff” is a well-known metaphor that describes how women are set up for failure by being put in leadership roles when organizations are in crisis. A research team…

Idea posted: August 2024

Institutions: Haskayne School of Business    Beedle School of Business; University of Calgary    Simon Fraser University   

Women continue to battle inequality and discrimination in many different forms in companies and organizations. While progress has been made, many women continue to be paid less than men, to…

Idea posted: July 2024

Institutions: Vanderbilt University    University of Virginia    University of Toronto   

As more politicians and courts turn against Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) programs, more firms and organizations are proactively dropping these programs to avoid future lawsuits. How will this trend impact…

Idea posted: June 2024

Institutions: Drucker School of Management    Claremont Graduate University    Chulalongkorn University   

The retirement of boomers from the workforce offers opportunities for companies to fulfill their promise to diversify their leadership by encouraging and enabling more women, LGBTQ+, people of color, Native…

Idea posted: February 2024

Institutions: BlackRock, Inc.   

The poor numbers relating to gender diversity that is, the significant underrepresentation of women in positions of leadership in business are well known. Gender diversity is not just a question…

Idea posted: December 2023

Institutions: IESE Business School    Fowler School of Business    Universität Mannheim Graduate School of Business   

A significantly increasing number of companies—from 3% in 2010 to more than 30% in 2021—are incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics, in their executive compensation plans. The number of…

Idea posted: October 2023

Institutions: University of Bath School of Management;Kellogg School of Management    Northwestern University   

Social movements in society lead to transformations in the companies and organizations within that society. The environmental movement led to environmentally friendly practices and processes, for example. Movements for the…

Idea posted: May 2023

Institutions: London School of Economics   

In November 2020, the advocacy group Women in Banking and Finance launched a four-year research program, entitled Accelerating Change Together, to address gender and diversity issues in the financial and…