The prestige and visibility that is often associated with women on boards of directors can ultimately hinder their advancement, rather than help it.
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60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the future.
New analysis of articles about Arday show the volume of coverage he faced in the final weeks of his life.
Black academics can mourn a young colleague while also anticipating the burden his case may place on scholars who may find their own qualifications subjected to renewed suspicion.
Before asking whether inclusion is good for business, we should ask whether it is the right thing to do, two scholars argue.
A new memo blocks graduate students from writing theses or dissertations on certain topics, raising questions about academic freedom and the purpose of higher education.
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs that helped make the decline possible.
Canada’s cybersecurity labour shortage cannot be solved simply by recruiting skilled immigrants, because systemic barriers — especially for racialized immigrant women — limit their integration, advancement and retention.
The backlash against DEI initiatives casts diversity itself as a threat. Here’s why that’s so dangerous in an era of rising authoritarianism.
Repositioning Canada in the global hierarchy does not mean leaving 50 per cent of the population behind. Now, more than ever before, it’s critical to double down on the commitment to equity.
Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, yet leadership positions remain overwhelmingly held by white men.
Research shows that white men who file discrimination charges experience employer retaliation at similar rates as other racial groups.
The effect of women board members on patent activity hinges on whether the company is meeting performance targets.
The reasons colleagues stay silent when co-workers are mistreated may not be what you assume − and it’s not what companies typically spend money on in their efforts to create a fair environment.
Federal immigration raids in Minnesota prompted a social backlash. But the business community is largely hedging its bets due to a changed political calculus.
The slight decrease in diversity in corporate boardrooms in 2025 comes as the Trump administration and its allies have pushed to unwind diversity initiatives.
The impostor phenomenon shows up with allyship too, new research shows. When people wrongly feel like they don’t have the skills to support their colleagues, the result can be a vicious cycle.
Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, though it claims to be rooted in equity and safety, is a discriminatory law that excludes transgender girls and women from sports.
On Veterans Day, a look at how the Trump administration views diversity as a symptom of ‘woke’ culture rather than as a long-standing practice driven by the nature of the all-volunteer force.
The future of equity in Canada depends on moving beyond simply counting racialized people in power and instead examining how power works, upholds injustice and can be transformed.
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
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York Research Chair in Stigmatization & Social Identity, Associate Professor of Organization Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Management, Western Washington University
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Assistant Professor of Community Health, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Western Washington University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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Adjunct Professor, Public Policy, University of Minnesota
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PhD Student, Social Sciences, Royal Roads University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, HEC Montréal
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Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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Adjunct Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada