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.
- The Caring Company
Harvard Business School, 2019 - Strong Minds at Work: The 2019 Unum Mental Health Report
Unum, 2019 - Unleashing Men’s Power to Care through Paternity Leave
Promundo and Dove Men and Care, 2019 - Adult Caring Report
Unum, 2018 - Paid Family and Medical Leave: By the Numbers
Center for American Progress Women's Initiative, 2017 - Supporting Caregivers in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Employers
Northeast Business Group on Health, 2017 - Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2016
- The equity imperative
Deloitte, 2021 - Workplace Inclusion - Nurturing a Culture of Care and Belonging
Center for Women and Business, 2020 - Upskilling: Building confidence in an uncertain world
PWC, 2020 - What it Means to Belong at Work
Cognizant Reports, 2020 - Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters
McKinsey & Company, May 2020 - Working with Diversity A Framework for Action
Gender and Diversity Program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - 6 Ways to Foster Belonging in the Workplace
Culture Amp
- 2021 Workplace Mental Health Trends Forecast
Lyra, 2021 - Enabling Change - Getting to Equal 2020: Disability Inclusion
Accenture, 2020 - The ROI in workplace mental health programs: Good for people, good for business
Deloitte, 2019 - Disabilities and Inclusion
Coqual, 2020 - Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation
New York Times, 2020
- Elevating Allyship in the Workplace
Center for Women and Business, 2021 - Belonging: From comfort to connection to contribution
Deloitte, 2020 - Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage
Accenture, 2018 - Diversity wins: How inclusion matters
McKinsey & Company, 2020 - Being Black in Corporate America: An Intersectional Exploration
Coqual, 2020 - Corporate Equality Index 2021
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2021
- Taking Employee Resource Groups to the Next Level
Center for Women and Business, 2016 - ERGs Inclusion (R)Evolution in the Life Sciences Industry
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, 2019
- 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 - The Global Gender Gap Report 2018
World Economic Forum, 2018 - Global Recruiting Trends: The 4 Ideas Changing How You Hire
LinkedIn, 2018 - Delivering Through Diversity
McKinsey & Company, 2018 - Accelerating for Impact:2018 Gender Inflection Point
Mercer, 2018 - Guide to Hiring a Diverse Workforce
OpenView, 2018 - Women Matter: Time to Accelerate
McKinsey & Company, 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 - When Women Thrive: Financial Services Perspective
Mercer, 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 - Global Diversity and Inclusion: Fostering Innovation Through Diverse Workforce
Forbes/Insights, 2011
- Women, leadership, and missed opportunities
IBM, 2021 - Advancing the Future of Women in Business
KPMG, 2020 - The Pipeline Predicament: Fixing the Talent Pipeline
Center for Women and Business, 2018 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2020 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2019 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2018 - The Gender Gap at the Top
Working Mother, 2019 - Future of Women
Advancing Women in Product, 2019 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Women CEOs Speak
Korn Ferry, 2017 - Journey to CFO: What's changed for women in 2017?
Deloitte, 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 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 - Breadwinning Mothers Are Increasingly the U.S. Norm
Center for American Progress, 2016 - Women in the Workplace
McKinsey & Company, 2015 - 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
- Men as Allies: Engaging Men to Advance Women in the Workplace
Center for Women and Business, 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
- Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Networks: The Power and Value of Professional Connections
Center for Women and Business, 2017 - Women Matter 2016: Reinventing the workplace to unlock the potential of gender diversity
McKinsey & Company, 2016 - The Sponsor Effect: Breaking Through the Last Glass Ceiling
Center for Work-Life Policy, 2010
- Multigenerational Impacts on the Workplace
Center for Women and Business, 2017 - Ageism in the Workplace
Fairygodboss, 2019 - The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2018
Deloitte, 2018 - Millennial Careers: 2020 Vision
ManpowerGroup, 2016 - The Deloitte Millennial Survey
Deloitte, 2016 - Millennial Women
ICEDR, 2015 - Engaging and Empowering Millennials
PwC, 2014 - Millennials in the Workplace
Center for Women and Business, 2013
- 2020 Interventions Report
Boston Women's Workforce Council (BWWC), 2020 - 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 - Do Women Ask?
Wiley Library, 2018 - The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap
American Association of University Women, 2015
- 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 - 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, 2019
- Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2018 Literature
Society of Women Engineers, 2019 - 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 - Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias against Women in Science
Worklife Law, 2014 - Solutions to Retain Technical Women
Anita Borg Institute, 2012
- Intersectionality in the Workplace: Broadening the Lens of Inclusion
Center for Women and Business, 2019 - 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 - 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 - Feeling Different: Being the “Other” in U.S. Workplaces
Catalyst, 2014 - Optimizing Mentoring Programs for Women of Color
Catalyst, 2012
- Different Is Better: Why Diversity Matters in the Boardroom
Russell Reynolds Associates, 2020 - The Executive Leadership Council Journal: A Research Journal for Black Professionals
The Executive Leadership Council, 2020 - Deloitte Missing Pieces Report
Deloitte, 2019 - Who’s Really On Board
Egon Zehder, 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 - 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 - Global Board Diversity Analysis
Egon Zehnder, 2016
- The Value of Workplace Flex: Options, Benefits, and Success Stories
Center for Women and Business, 2018 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
- Workplace Negotiations, Gender, and Intersectionality
Center for Women and Business, 2020 - Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning In
National Bureau of Economic Research
