For half a century, corporations have sought to promote equality of opportunity for employees, and prospective employees through personnel reforms.  Yet there has been little research on what kinds of reforms actually increase opportunity for women and members of minority groups.  In the first large-scale quantitative study comparing the effects of different reforms on actual gender, race, and ethnic diversity of the workforce, we examine data from over 800 firms for more than thirty years.  Many of the reforms, including mentoring programs, diversity training, and work-life benefits, have become popular in academia as well.  This presentation explores the implications of our evidence-based approach to corporate diversity programs for academic institutions seeking to promote faculty diversity.

How corporations promote diversity: Lessons for academia

248th National Meeting (2014)

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