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What Works: Gender Equality, By Design

What Works: Gender Equality, By Design

FromWomen and Public Policy Program Seminar Series


What Works: Gender Equality, By Design

FromWomen and Public Policy Program Seminar Series

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Length:
76 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With gender equality increasingly a business imperative, in addition to being a human right, many leaders across the sectors wonder how we can get there. In the first WAPPP Seminar of 2015-16, Professor Bohnet discusses her forthcoming book "What Works: Gender Equality, By Design" (Harvard University Press 2016). Reviewing the impact of what we have been doing to date, including diversity and leadership trainings, networking, and mentorship/sponsorship programs, Bohnet proposes a new approach to leveling the playing field. Building on insights from Behavioral Economics, she argues that to overcome gender bias in organizations and society, we should focus on de-biasing systems—how we evaluate performance, hire, promote, structure tests, form groups—rather than on trying to de-bias people. Speaker: Iris Bohnet, Professor of Public Policy; Director, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Released:
Sep 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (93)

A weekly seminar during the academic year focused on understanding and closing gender gaps in the areas of economic opportunity, political participation, health, and education.