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CNBC on MSN.com · 1d

AI may 'exacerbate inequality' at work. Here's how experts think companies should address that

The AI boom could drive unemployment and "potentially exacerbate inequality," said CIMB Group's Pedro Uria-Recio.
Inequality.org · 14d

Three Promising Innovations in Worker Organizing Beyond the NLRB

With continued attacks on organized labor from the current administration, the labor movement needs to look for innovative strategies for working-class elevation.
HRD America · 1d

Deepening inequality? Experts warn of ‘tsunami’ of AI at work

The pace of adoption is accelerating rapidly. According to Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index, 82% of global leaders expect to expand capacity using AI-driven solutions in the next 12 to 18 months, and 78% anticipate hiring for AI-centric roles, said CNBC.
Icon for www.businessinsider.comBusiness Insider · Oct 20, 2015

Gender inequality in the workplace

Although we've come a long way, gender biases still exist in the workplace and it's going to take a systematic change in mindsets, policies, and deep-seated stereotypes before women are truly ...
Icon for www.qmul.ac.ukQueen Mary University of London · Jan 22, 2025

Investigating inequality at work and its interconnections across the globe

In the struggle against entrenched inequalities, love is the most subversive force." The book also argues that workplace inequality cannot be addressed unless it is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective. Dr Forson believes that working in ...
The Conversation · 26d

Black Americans are more likely than other racial groups to express their faith in the workplace

Researchers found that when Black Christians mentioned their faith at work, they feared they would be discriminated against because of both their race and their religion.
Inequality.org · 8d

The Success of People First Policies: Give the People What They Want!

A new report from the Center for Work and Democracy shows that voters across the political spectrum will cast their ballots for progressive issues when confronted with policies rather than politicians.
Icon for www.hbs.eduHarvard Business School · Aug 1, 2022

Gender & Race in Organizations Research Group

She is broadly interested in studying identity, inequality, and well-being, particularly how intersectional identities shape workplace experiences. Elizabeth Linos is the Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor for Public Policy and Management, and Faculty ...
Icon for ssir.orgssir.org · Nov 13, 2019

Workplace Power

They are challenging their employers to raise pay, increase stability, and address structural racial and gender inequality in the workplace. These decentralized movements increasingly espouse critiques of concentrated power and use workplace organizing to ...
Icon for www.cfr.orgCfr.org · Apr 2, 2019

Equality Index

Most countries still have laws that make it harder for women to work than men. This inequality shortchanges not only women but also entire economies. 18 countries require women to have their ...
Icon for www.eurekalert.orgEurekAlert! · Aug 4, 2021

Caitlyn Collins studies gender inequality in the workplace and in family life (IMAGE)

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert ...
Icon for www.oxfamamerica.orgOxfam America · Oct 31, 2014

Extreme inequality and poverty

Meanwhile, the number of people experiencing poverty remains essentially unchanged from 1990. This growing inequality is no accident. For too long, corporations and an ultra-wealthy few have rigged the system at the expense of ordinary working families ...
Icon for www.lse.ac.uklse · Mar 11, 2021

Why aren’t family policies reducing gender inequality in the workplace?

Research has found that it explains much of the remaining gender inequality in modern societies ... While many parents had to simultaneously work remotely while providing home-schooling due to school closures, early studies have shown that the burden ...
Icon for allafrica.comAllAfrica.com · 28d

Gender Inequality and Wage Discrimination Impact Negatively on GDP – Warns Academia

She was addressing on the subject of: Gender inequality in the workplace: Persistent forms of economic inequality confronting women's advancement. She said this impact on economic development and ...
Icon for www.hbs.eduHarvard Business School · Feb 14, 2019

Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture

Padavic, Irene, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid. "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 1 (March 2020): 61–111. (Winner ...
Icon for www.imf.orgInternational Monetary Fund · Jan 15, 2021

Pandemics and Automation: Will the Lost Jobs Come Back?

This paper analyzes empirically the impact of past major pandemics on robot adoption and inequality. First, we find that pandemic events accelerate robot adoption, especially when the health impact is severe and is associated with a significant economic ...
Icon for www.sbs.com.auSBS · Apr 5, 2018

Australia’s workplace laws blamed for rising inequality

The head of the trade union movement has blamed Australia's workplace laws for contributing to a rise in inequality. ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, has told the National Press Club too many ...
Icon for www.nbcwashington.comNBC Washington · 3d

AI may ‘exacerbate inequality' at work. Here's how experts think companies should address that

Workplace leaders are grappling with balancing between prioritizing people and profit making amid the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Companies have a responsibility to protect jobs as the ...
Icon for ssir.orgssir.org · May 22, 2019

The Roots of Workplace Gender Inequality

Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely, and Erin M. Reid, “Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense against the 24/7 Work Culture,” Administrative Science Quarterly, 2019, pp. 1-51. Marilyn Harris is a ...
Icon for www.nbcnewyork.comNBC New York · 3d

AI may ‘exacerbate inequality' at work. Here's how experts think companies should address that

The U.N. Trade and Development agency warned in an April report that AI could affect 40% of jobs worldwide and widen inequality between nations. Therefore, companies should work to not only equip ...