Workplace Diversity Research Studies and Reports
Current, noteworthy studies inform and inspire organizations and individuals to take action and create an inclusive workplace where employees can reach their full potential. The Center for Women and Business develops curated research reports that synthesize current literature, practical research, and solutions to key issues impacting diversity and inclusion.
- Moving Towards Gender Balance in Private Equity and Venture Capital
Oliver Wyman, 2019 - Gender Insights Report
LinkedIn, 2019 - Fixing the Flawed Approach to Diversity
Boston Consulting Group, 2019 - Global Recruiting Trends: The 4 Ideas Changing How You Hire
LinkedIn, 2018 - Delivering Through Diversity
McKinsey, 2018 - Accelerating for Impact:2018 Gender Inflection Point
Mercer, 2018 - Guide to Hiring a Diverse Workforce
OpenView, 2018 - Gender Differences in Accepting and Receiving Requests for Tasks with Low Promotabiltiy
American Economic Review, 2017 - Women Matter: Time to Accelerate
McKinsey, 2017 - Improving Diversity in the Life Sciences Industry
MassBio/Liftstream, 2017 - The Global Gender Gap Report 2017
World Economic Forum, 2017 - Sodexo's Gender Balance Study
Sodexo, 2017 - Winning the fight for female talent: How to gain the diversity edge through inclusive recruitment
PwC, 2017 - State of the American Workplace
Gallup, 2017 - When Women Thrive: Financial Services Perspective
Mercer, 2016 - Is Gender Diversity Profitable? Evidence from a Global Survey
Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2016 - The Power of Parity: advancing women's equality in the United States
McKinsey & Company, 2016 - The Power of Parity: how advancing women's equality can add $12 trillion to global growth
McKinsey & Company, 2015 - Why Diversity Matters
McKinsey & Company, 2015 - A CEO's Guide to Gender Equality
McKinsey & Company, 2015 - Innovation By Design, The Case for Investing in Women
Anita Borg Institute, 2014 - Unlocking the Full Potential of Women in the U.S. Economy
McKinsey Quarterly, 2011 - Global Diversity and Inclusion: Fostering Innovation Through Diverse Workforce
Forbes/Insights, 2011
- The Future of Women at Work
Mckinsey Global Institute, 2019 - 2019 KPMG Women’s Leadership Study
KPMG, 2019 - Women and Leadership 2018
Pew Research Center, 2018 - New Wharton Research Defines What Makes Companies Good Employers for Women
Wharton, 2018 - Advancing Women as Leaders in the Private Sector
Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders, 2018 - Women in the Workplace
Mckinsey & Company, 2018 - Closing the Gap: Leadership Perspectives on Promoting Women in Financial Services
McKinsey & Company, 2018 - State of Women's Leadership Development in Massachusetts 2018
The Commonwealth Institute (TCI), 2018 - Time to Talk: What has to change for women at work
PwC, 2018 - When She Rises, We all Rise
Accenture, 2018 - The Female Leadership Crisis
Network of Executive Women, 2018 - Transforming the C-suite: Developing and Advancing Women Leaders
Fortune Knowledge Group, 2017 - Women in Business: New Perspectives on Risk and Reward
Grant Thornton, 2017 - Women in Leadership, Tackling Corporate Culture from the Top
Rockerfeller Foundation, 2017 - Claiming the corner office: Female CEO careers and implications for leadership development
Wiley, 2017 - Day-to-Day Experiences of Emotional Tax Among Women and Men of Color in the Workplace
Catalyst, 2017 - State of the American Workplace
Gallup, 2017 - Women CEOs Speak
Korn Ferry, 2017 - Journey to CFO: What's changed for women in 2017?
Deloitte, 2017 - The Status of Black Women in the United States
Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2017 - The 2017 Census on Women Directors and Executive Officers
The Boston Club, 2017 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2017 - The Data on Women Leaders
Pew Research Center, 2017 - Women in S&P 500 Companies
Catalyst, 2017 - Dispelling the Myths of the Gender “Ambition Gap”
BCG, 2017 - Charting the Course: Getting Women to the Top
Bain & Co and LinkedIn, 2017 - Women in Business: Turning Promise Into Practice
Grant Thorton, 2016 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2016 - Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership
AAUW, 2016 - Managing to Clear the Air: Stereotype Threat, Women, and Leadership
The Leadership Quarterly, 2016 - Women Matter 2016: Reinventing the workplace to unlock the potential of gender diversity
McKinsey & Company, 2016 - Breadwinning Mothers Are Increasingly the U.S. Norm
Center for American Progress, 2016 - KPMG Women's Leadership Study
KPMG, 2015 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2015 - State of the American Manager
Gallup, 2015 - Everyday Moments of Truth: Frontline Managers Are Key to Women's Career Aspirations
Bain & Company, 2014 - The CS Gender 3000: Women in Senior Management
Credit Suisse, 2014 - Talent Management Best Practice Series: Women in Leadership
Korn Ferry, 2013 - Women as Mentors: Does She or Doesn’t She? A Global Study of Businesswomen and Mentoring
Developmental Dimensions International, 2013 - Unlocking the Full Potential of Women at Work
McKinsey & Company, 2012 - The Double Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership
Catalyst, 2007 - Critical Mass on Corporate Boards: Why Three or More Women Enhance Governance
Wellesley Centers for Women, 2006
- Corporate Equality Index 2019: Rating Workplaces on LGTBQ Equality
Human Rights Campaign, 2019 - What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
ADA National Network - Day-to-Day Experiences of Emotion Tax Among Women and Men of Color in the Workplace
Catalyst, 2018 - Getting To Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage
Accenture, 2018 - Advancing All Women: How Women of Color Experience the Workplace
Network of Executive Women, 2018 - Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2018 - A Workplace Divided: Understanding the Climate for LBGTQ Workers Nationwide
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2018 - Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Gendered Effect of Social Class Signals in an Elite Labor Market
American Sociological Review, 2016 - Out in the World: Securing LGBT Rights in the Global Marketplace
Center for Talent Innovation, 2016 - Engaging in Conversations about Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Workplace
Catalyst, 2016 - Discrimination against Queer Women in the U.S. Workforce: A Résumé Audit Study
Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 2016 - Leading at the Intersections: An Introduction to the Intersectional Approach Model for Policy and Social Change
Women of Color Policy Network, 2016 - Intel Diversity and Inclusion: Mid-Year Report
Intel, 2016 - Identity Covering at Work- A Major Phenomenon
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, 2015 - Feeling Different: Being the “Other” in U.S. Workplaces
Catalyst 2014 - Intersectionality Toolkit
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex Youth and Student Organization, 2014 - Optimizing Mentoring Programs for Women of Color
Catalyst, 2012
- Deloitte Missing Pieces Report
Deloitte, 2019 - Whos’s Really On Board
Egon Zehder, 2018 - 2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index
2020 Women on Boards, 2018 - PwC's Corporate Directors Survey - The Evolving Boardroom: Signs of Change
PwC, 2018 - U.S. Board Study: Board Diversity Review
Institutional Shareholder Services, 2018 - PwC's Corporate Directors Survey - The Governance Divide: Boards and Investors in a Shifting World
PwC, 2017 - The 2020 Women on Boards Report: 2011-2017 Progress
2020 Women on Boards, 2017 - The 2017 Census on Women Directors and Executive Officers
The Boston Club, 2017 - Missing Pieces Report: The 2016 Board Diversity Census of Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards
Deloitte, 2017 - Women in the boardroom: A global perspective
Deloitte, 2017 - 2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index Report
2020 Women on Boards, 2016 - Women on US Boards: What Are We Seeing?
Ernst & Young, 2015 - Global Board Diversity Analysis
Egon Zehnder, 2016
- Gender stereotypes about intellectual ability emerge early and influence children’s interests
Journal of Science Magazine, 2017
- Women's Experience with "Male Allies"
Simmons University Center for Gender in Organizations, 2019 - The Status of Men as Allies for Multicultural Women
Working Mother, 2017 - Men in the Workplace: An in-depth exploration of what men think of gender diversity in the workplace
Fairygodboss, 2017 - Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: Stacking the Deck for Success
Catalyst, 2009 - Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know
Catalyst, 2009
- The Future is Flexible the Importance of Flexibility in the Modern Workplace
Werk, 2018 - 2018 Global Talent Trends Study: Unlocking Growth in the Human Age- Report
Mercer, 2018 - Re-Engaging Talent Post- Maternity Leave: Enablers and Barriers to Positive Reintegration
DCU Business School, 2018 - The Future is Flexible: The Importance of Flexibility in the Modern Workplace
Werk, 2018 - Transitioning to the Future of Work and the Workplace
Deloitte, 2018 - "The Once" Alternative Workplace Strategies
Global Workplace Analytics, 2018 - Trends in Workplace Flexibility
Flex Jobs/World at Work, 2017 - Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy
McKinsey & Company, 2016 - Quality of life: Balancing Work-Life Demands
PWC, 2016 - Flexible Work, Flexible Penalties: The Effect of Gender, Childcare, and Type of Request on the Flexibility Bias
Project Muse, 2016 - Survey on Workplace Flexibility
WorldatWork, 2015 - The 2015 Workplace Flexibility Study
Workplacetrends.com, 2015 - SHRM Research: Flexible Work Arrangements
Society for Human Resource Management, 2015 - Caregiving in the US
National Alliance for Caregiving & AARP, 2015 - Work-Life Balance and the Economics of Workplace Flexibility
The Council of Economic Advisors, 2014 - Leveraging Workplace Flexibility for Engagement and Productivity
Society for Human Resource Management/Success Factors, 2014 - A Flex-able Future: Integrating Flexibility at Financial Institutions
PWC, 2014 - Flex Works
Catalyst, 2013 - The Great Debate: Flexibility vs. Face Time—Busting the Myths Behind Flexible Work Arrangements
Catalyst, 2013 - PwC's NextGen: A Global Generational Study
PWC, 2013 - Flex Strategies to Attract, Engage, & Retain Older Workers
Boston College: Sloan Center on Aging & Work, 2012
- Re-Engaging Talent Post - Maternity Leave: Enablers and Barriers to Positive Reintegration
DCU Business School, 2018 - Adult Caring Report
Unum, 2018
- The State of Wage Inequality in the Workplace
Hired, 2019 - Global Gender Pay Gap Has Narrowed but Still Exists
Society for Human Resource Management, 2019 - Is an MBA an economic mobility engine for women and minorities?
Forté Foundation, 2019 - Five Keys to Getting Compensation Right
Willis Tower Watson, 2018 - The Slowly Narrowing Gender Wage Gap
Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 2018 - The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap
AAUW, 2018 - 5 Keys to Getting Compensation Right
Wllis Tower Watson, 2018 - Do Women Ask?
Wiley Library, 2018 - The Pipeline Problem: How College Majors Contribute to the Gender Pay Gap
Glassdoor, 2017 - The Gender Wage Gap: 2017 Earning Differences by Race and Ethnicity
Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2017 - The Economic Impact of Equal Pay by State
Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2017 - The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap
American Association of University Women, 2015 - The Status of Women in the States: 2015 (full report)
Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2015 - How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy
Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2014
- The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2018
Deloitte, 2018 - Guiding Gen Z from Campus to Corporate Life
Sodexo, 2018 - Millennial Careers: 2020 Vision
ManpowerGroup, 2016 - The Deloitte Millennial Survey
Deloitte, 2016 - 2016 Trends in the Workplace
Arcadis, 2016 - Global Generations: A Global Study on Work-Life Challenges Across Generations
EY, 2015 - Millennial Women
ICEDR, 2015 - Engaging and Empowering Millennials
PwC, 2014 - Millennials in the Workplace
Center for Women and Business, 2013
- Designing Equality
Deloitte, 2018 - Disrupt Bias, Drive Value
Center for Talent Innovation, 2017 - The Real Effects of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2016 - Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership
AAUW, 2016 - Diversity Matters in Academic Radiology: Acknowledging and Addressing Unconscious Bias
Science Direct 2016 - Potential For Progress: Implicit Bias Training's Journey to Making Change
Wharton School, 2016 - The Real Effects of Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2016 - Outsmarting our Brains, Overcoming hidden biases to harness diversity's true potential
EY, 2013 - Proven Strategies for Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
CDO Insights, 2008
- The Growing Market Investors Are Missing
Morgan Stanley, 2018 - The 2017 State of Women-Owned Business Report
American Express, 2017
- Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2018 Literature
Society of Women Engineers, 2019 - Changing the Curve: Women in Computing
University of California Berkeley School of Information, 2018 - 2018 State of Diversity and Inclusion in US Tech
Atlassian, 2018 - Women in Technology Leadership 2018
Silicon Valley Bank, 2018 - Advancing Women Technologists into Positions of Leadership
Anita Borg Institute, 2017 - Breaking the IT Glass Ceiling
Korn Ferry, 2017 - Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias against Women in Science
Worklife Law, 2014 - Women Technologists Count
Anita Borg Institute, 2013 - Solutions to Retain Technical Women
Anita Borg Institute, 2012
