What Works : : Gender Equality by Design / / Iris Bohnet.

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 h...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.) :; 11 halftones
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
The Promise of Behavioral Design --
Part One. The Problem --
1. Unconscious Bias Is Everywhere --
2. De-Biasing Minds Is Hard --
3. Doing It Yourself Is Risky --
4. Getting Help Only Takes You So Far --
Part Two. How to Design Talent Management --
5. Applying Data to People Decisions --
6. Orchestrating Smarter Evaluation Procedures --
7. Attracting the Right People --
Part Three. How to Design School and Work --
8. Adjusting Risk --
9. Leveling the Playing Field --
Part Four. How to Design Diversity --
10. Creating Role Models --
11. Crafting Groups --
12. Shaping Norms --
13. Increasing Transparency --
Designing Change --
Notes --
Credits --
Acknowledgments --
Index
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674545991
9783110638585
DOI:10.4159/9780674545991?locatt=mode:legacy
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Iris Bohnet.