Race
Ideas and insights about racial equity from MIT Sloan.
7 reasons why your organization isn’t making DEI progress
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A new book from MIT Sloan lecturer Malia C. Lazu offers managers an actionable guide to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Behind the controversial ‘150-hour rule’ for CPA certification
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Onerous licensing requirements for CPAs are dampening career interest in accounting, especially among minority candidates, a new study finds.
How retirement saving incentives amplify wealth gaps in the U.S.
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White employees receive nearly twice as much in employer and tax subsidies for retirement saving than Black and Hispanic workers.
Film producer Scott Budnick: Use your talent to make change
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“The Hangover” producer Scott Budnick left moviemaking to advocate for prison reform, then he came back. Here’s how he connects his two passions.
From Hollywood to the gridiron, advocates champion restorative justice
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Why film producer Scott Budnick, the New England Patriots’ Devin McCourty, celebrity barber VicBlends, and others are advocating for formerly incarcerated people.
4 ways to close the homeownership gap
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Experts share ideas on how to reduce the homeownership gap between white and minority households and create more equality in the housing market.
Let’s choose collective intelligence over the madness of mobs
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Evolution can drive prejudices, MIT Sloan economist Andrew Lo finds. To nurture group wisdom, biases in data sets must be documented and understood.
Multiethnic networking, East Asians, and US C-suites
Researcher sheds light on why East Asians are less likely than other ethnicities to attain leadership positions in America.
How corporate philanthropy got racial justice wrong
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To advance racial justice, companies must reform their lending practices. Here’s how.
MIT study highlights inequality in worker training
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Non-white workers, less educated workers, and those employed on a contract or freelance basis got less job training. The pandemic likely made it worse.