What Works: Designing an Inclusive Workplace with Iris Bohnet

Women and Public Policy Program Seminar Series by Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School

Mar 15, 201970:56Education

Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people’s minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and...

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