Laurent Picard Distinguished Lecture: What Works: Gender Equality by Design
What Works: Gender Equality by Design
Presented by
Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the co-director of the聽聽Harvard Kennedy School.
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
About the Topic:
Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people鈥檚 minds have proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and individual effort alone often invites backlash. Behavioural design offers a new solution.聽By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts. Presenting research-based solutions,聽Iris Bohnet聽hands us the tools we need to move the needle in classrooms and boardrooms, in hiring and promotion, benefiting businesses, governments, and the lives of millions.
Short Bio:
Iris Bohnet is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the co-director of the聽聽at Harvard Kennedy School. She is a behavioral economist, combining insights from economics and psychology to improve decision-making in organizations and society, often with a gender or cross-cultural perspective. Her most recent research examines behavioral design to de-bias how we live, learn and work. She is the author of the award-winning book聽, (an example of a book talk can be viewed聽) and advises governments and companies on the topic around the world. Professor Bohnet served as academic dean of Harvard Kennedy School from 2011-2014 and 2018-2021.聽
