by Kathleen Nalty | Feb 10, 2014 | Diversity, Inclusion
It is so inspiring to see leaders step and take responsibility for diversity. Recently, at an alumni event in California, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria admitted that women had been discriminated against at the elite business school and offered a public...
by Kathleen Nalty | Oct 15, 2013 | Difference in the Workplace, Diversity, Inclusion, UnconsciousBias
Many senior partners in law firms ascribe to the notion that new attorneys will “sink or swim” in their organization; that the good ones with potential will outperform the rest. Underlying this deeply entrenched belief is the notion that they were swimmers; they...
by Kathleen Nalty | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
A recent survey of law students at UCLA documents serious issues disproportionately impacting students of color. The survey was spearheaded by a group of students, in conjunction with a research institute at the university, because administrators were not responsive...
by Kathleen Nalty | May 6, 2013 | Diversity, White Male Allies and Champions, Women in the Workplace
Watching light bulbs go off for white men at my training sessions when they fully understand they have blind-spots in the workplace because gender isn’t a salient identity or because they unknowingly favor others who are like themselves due to affinity bias is...
by Kathleen Nalty | Apr 19, 2013 | Diversity, Inclusion, White Male Allies and Champions
If white male leaders aren’t engaged in D+I and actively leveraging diversity in their organizations, they are under-performing. Driving business success means optimizing all assets, including the women and diverse people in the organization. The gender equity...
