BC School of Social Work scrutinizes DEI in the workplace | bc.edu/
BC School of Social Work scrutinizes DEI in the workplace | bc.edu/
BC School of Social Work scrutinizes DEI in the workplace
The concept of workplace equity gets a thumbs-up from most businesses and organizations, but insufficient resources to make it actually happen, according to a Boston College School of Social Work-led national study.
The recently released study, a joint effort between BCSSW’s Work Equity Initiative and the Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest human resources association, provides an in-depth look at the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives in United States workplaces.
Using a nationally representative sample of 1,062 organizations, National Study on Workplace Equity researchers reported that one-quarter of the companies have experienced gender bias (28 percent), racial bias (27 percent), or bias against older workers (26 percent) in the past two years. But although 64 percent of the organizations studied view DEI as important or very important, almost the same percentage—62—indicated that little or no resources are prioritized for DEI policies and practices.
According to the WEI leadership team—Assistant Professor Samuel Bradley Jr., Professor Emerita Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, and Faculty Fellow Kathleen Christensen—the national study is designed to examine the root causes of inequities that can be embedded into organizations’ employment systems. The WEI’s long-term goal, say the trio, is to create tools that support employers and practitioners in workplace equity.
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