How to Design Workplace Systems That Work for Everyone

We know many leaders—not surprisingly, mostly men—believe they have little to no control over gender inequality. They also choose to believe their organizations are meritocracies, where success comes from hard work and merit alone. Yet working women know and experience something quite different. As we explained in our recent article, seemingly small and insignificant parts of the entrenched workplace systems, processes, and practices organizations foster inequity and ultimately compound over time. Add the ongoing consequences of systemic biases and gender-based obstacles,...