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2018
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Sophie L. Kuchynka, Jennifer K. Bosson, Joseph A. Vandello, and Curtis Puryear
Zero-Sum Thinking and the Masculinity Contest: Perceived Intergroup Competition and Workplace Gender Bias
Gender-based zero-sum thinking reflects beliefs that women’s status gains correspond directly with men’s status losses. These beliefs may help explain people’s resistance to gender equity. Here, two studies examined the association between men’s zero-sum thinking and workplace gender biases. In...
2021
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Meraiah Foley and Rae Cooper
Workplace gender equality in the post-pandemic era: Where to next?
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and accelerated many gendered labour market inequalities in Australia and around the world. In this introduction to our special issue, ‘Workplace Gender Equality: Where are we now and where to next?’, we examine the impact of...
2010
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Janice Witt Smith, Stephanie E. Joseph
Workplace challenges in corporate America: differences in black and white
Purpose – This article aims to provide a qualitative analysis of the diversity management challenges of professionals in corporate America. A specific focus is on the differential outcomes of women and ethnic minorities and their equal employment opportunities in the...
2025
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Simant Pratap Singh, S. P. Singh
Workforce 2030 and Beyond: Rethinking HR Strategies for Jobs That Haven’t Been Invented Yet
As we approach the year 2030, the nature of work is undergoing a profound transformation fueled by automation, artificial intelligence, demographic evolution, and shifting organizational priorities. Many of the jobs that will exist in the next decade are yet to...
2015
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Francisco C. Rodriguez
Why Diversity and Equity Matter: Reflections from a Community College President
Why do the issues of diversity and equity have such resonance for me? As a first-generation immigrant, English-language learner from a working-class family, access to higher education and the opportunity that followed was the door to personal discovery and professional...
2018
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Stephanie L. Hardacre* and Emina Subašic
Whose Issue Is It Anyway? The Effects of Leader Gender and Equality Message Framing on Men’s and Women’s Mobilization Toward Workplace Gender Equality
Social psychologists have not fully investigated the role of leadership in mobilizing widespread support for social change, particularly gender equality. The burden of achieving gender equality is typically placed on women (particularly female leaders) – the main targets of such...
2020
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Dawna Ballard, Brenda Allen, Karen Ashcraft, Shiv Ganesh, Poppy McLeod, and Heather Zoller
When Words Do Not Matter: Identifying Actions to Effect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Academy
It is time to move past the words—the well-crafted statements circulated by groups and organizations across the academy, the scholarly writing as displacement, the formal and informal critiques—as if they had some recognizable impact. Each of these rhetorical moves can...
2020
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Clotilde Coron
What does “gender equality” mean? Social representations of gender equality in the workplace among French workers
Purpose – This work deals with social representations of gender equality in the workplace. Little academic work deals with the way workers define gender equality. My research also deals with the implications of this definition in terms of policy implementation....
2021
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Katalin Tardos, Veronika Paksi
What do equality plans reveal about workplace equality and diversity in higher education and research performing organisations? : a content analysis approach
In the last two decades implementing Equality/Equal Opportunities/Diversity and Inclusion Plans have been becoming more and more widespread across both private and public organisations (Konrad–Linnehan 1995; Edwin 2001; Kalev–Kelly–Dobbin 2006; Coast 2013; Ali–Konrad 2017). Moreover, as a consequence of internationalisation,...
2017
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Randall Robbins
The untapped potential of the ADHD employee in the workplace
As diagnoses increase, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have come to the forefront of popular understanding. Subsequently, much discussion exists concerning the legal and social ramifications for those who have ADD or ADHD in the...
2022
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Preeti S. Chauhan, Nir Kshetri
The Role of Data and Artificial Intelligence in Driving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The year 2020 changed the world landscape in ways more than ever before. One of the differences that came about was the increased push to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the workplace and in society at large. Data...
2026
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Yung‐Hsin Hsueh, Gavin J. Carmichael, Jessica E. Hanna, Kirk Underwood, Daniel Ng Ying Kin, Dongrong Situ, David A. Low, Mathew Jacob
The promises and challenges of robotic-assisted surgery in regional Australia
This perspective examines the introduction of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) in rural and regional Australia, using the experience of a single regional public hospital as a case exemplar. It explores potential benefits, implementation challenges, and broader implications for surgical equity, workforce...
2026
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Onochie C. Eze, Iheomimichineke Ojiakor, Aloysius Odii, Pamela Ogbozor, Izuchukwu Ndukaihe, Martin McKee, Dina Balabanova, Obinna Onwujekwe
The hidden toll of colleague absenteeism: exploring its impact on emotional strain and burnout among frontline health workers in Nigeria
Background: Absenteeism among health workers is a persistent challenge in resource-constrained health systems, increasing workloads for those who remain present and undermining service quality. While its operational consequences are well documented, the emotional and psychological impact on frontline workers remains...
2025
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Dilipraj Dongre, Prateek Kanchan
THE FUTURE OF HIRING: IMPACT OF SKILL-BASED HIRING ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING
This paper explores the transformative potential of skill-based hiring as a strategic response to the evolving demands of the global labour market. By shifting the focus from traditional credential-based assessments to dynamic competency evaluations, organizations can foster greater agility, inclusivity,...
2026
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Calvin Mabaso
The fourth industrial revolution and remuneration structures in South Africa: exploring workforce transformation, equity, and strategic organizational responses
Background The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is transforming work through advanced technologies, automation, and data-driven processes. These changes alter job roles, skill requirements, and organizational structures, challenging traditional remuneration models and necessitating strategic adaptation in compensation practices. Research purpose The...
2024
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Jenna Pinchbeck, Karen Johnston, Alison Farrington, Steven McPhail, Sarah Larkins
The Australian clinical trial landscape: Perceptions of rural, regional and remote health service capacity and capability
BACKGROUND: Access to clinical trials is limited for rural, regional and remote Australians, adding to the current health inequity between rural and metropolitan populations. The Australasian Teletrial Model was developed to bring clinical trials “closer to home”. In 2020, the...
2026
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Sen Yang, Chaohui Bai, Yajun Zhao, Jiaojiao Wang, Hua Jin, Ben Harris-Roxas, Y. Liu, Fei Shen, Huaxin Zhao, Le Ma, Leiyu Shi, Dehua Yu
Strengthening primary health care service competency: a scoping review of challenges, influencing factors, and enhancement strategies
Objective: This scoping review aims to evaluate the factors influencing the service capacity of primary health care (PHC) institutions and to identify strategies for their development. Methods: We conducted a scoping review based on Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and systematically...
2021
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Kahn, J. M., Gray, D. M., Oliveri, J. M., Washington, C. M., DeGraffinreid, C. R., & Paskett, E. D.
Strategies to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials
There is a growing need for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in cancer care. One area requiring immediate attention and solutions is equal access and accrual to clinical trials. Increasing DEI in clinical trials is identified as a high-priority area...
2025
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Haopeng Liu, Chengyu Ma, Yanbin Yang, Weizhen Liao, Yi Wang
Strategies for enhancing PHC accessibility through mobile and capsule clinics: a spatial location allocation study in China
BACKGROUND: Shortages in the Primary Health Care (PHC) workforce, especially in remote areas, pose a major challenge to achieving universal health coverage. Traditional strategies focused solely on hiring village doctors face limitations due to recruitment challenges in these regions. This...
2025
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Christy Nishita, Kevin Kawamoto
Strategies for Building a Dementia-Capable Workforce in Hawaiʻi
Health care workers with specialized knowledge and skills to work with people living with symptoms of dementia are needed in all sectors of the health care industry in Hawai’i as the number of people in the population diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...