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What Works: Gender Equality by Design

Full title: What Works: Gender Equality by Design
ISBN: 9780674986565
ISBN 10: 0674986563
Authors: Bohnet, Iris
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Edition: Reprint
Num. pages: 400
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2018

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Synopsis

Gender Equality Is A Moral And A Business Imperative. But Unconscious Bias Holds Us Back And De-biasing Minds Has Proven To Be Difficult And Expensive. Behavioral Design Offers A New Solution. Iris Bohnet Shows That By De-biasing Organizations Instead Of Individuals, We Can Make Smart Changes That Have Big Impacts--often At Low Cost And High Speed.--provided By Publisher. The Promise Of Behavioral Design -- Part 1. The Problem : Unconscious Bias Is Everywhere -- De-biasing Minds Is Hard -- Doing It Yourself Is Risky -- Getting Help Only Takes You So Far -- Part 2. How To Design Talent Management : Applying Data To People Decisions -- Orchestrating Smarter Evaluation Procedures -- Attracting The Right People -- Part 3. How To Design School And Work : Adjusting Risk -- Leveling The Playing Field -- Part 4. How To Design Diversity : Creating Role Models -- Crafting Groups -- Shaping Norms -- Increasing Transparency -- Designing Change. Iris Bohnet. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 293-364) And Index.