Month: October 2020

October 23, 2020 ADVANCE Weekly Roundup

Paid time off, generous raises, bonuses, and even free coffee. Each of these are tools used by employers to improve retention. However, these mechanisms don’t address the concerns of the employee who doesn’t feel comfortable in their work environment. Without knowing and addressing the reasons an employee may feel excluded, other measures to increase retention . . .

October 16, 2020 ADVANCE Weekly Roundup

In politics, much like in academe, women are underrepresented in positions of power. The root causes of this underrepresentation have been attributed to a leaky pipeline and harassment. This week’s edition of the ADVANCE Weekly Roundup highlights a study that investigated the underlying mechanisms that lead to disproportionate gendered representation in politics. The article suggests . . .

October 2, 2020 ADVANCE Weekly Roundup

A recent Presidential Executive Order and Office of Management and Budgets memorandum are critical of diversity training. In this week’s ADVANCE Weekly Roundup we are sharing an article which highlights research done on the effectiveness of diversity training. The article notes numerous studies that find that diversity training coupled with institutional action can result in . . .