How do women in low-wage service-sector jobs respond to unemployment? That's a question Claire C. McKenna explored in her recent doctoral dissertation in the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) PhD program.

Will Blodgett, MBA ’12, channels his empathy in his work creating sustainable, high quality, and high opportunity affordable housing.

The stakes are high. Post-harvest losses disproportionately afflict not only Africa but also South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America—regions with a combined GDP of USD 16 Trillion and home to over 60% of humanity. As we navigate the complexities of the global food system, Freeze...

Club Demonstration Services (CDS), the powerhouse partner behind retail giant Costco, provides product samples and demos in more than 800 Costco warehouses across 12 countries, with a strong focus on food. There’s just one problem: Demonstrations, food especially, appeal to in-person customers. The ...

For Yannik Birkhahn, MFin ’20, the MIT Sloan Master of Finance program was a watershed moment. Diving into amazing opportunities the program has to offer, Yannik realized that he could help make the world a better place through his role in finance.

Bridget Akinc, EMBA ’13, is CEO of Building Impact, a nonprofit organization in Boston, MA.

MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly, who is Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER), has received the 2024 Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award from the Work and Family Researchers Network.

Entrepreneur and MIT Sloan MBA Student, Britt Chong, is building an innovative tool to help communities take action against climate change.

The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing people around the world to cope with much higher levels of uncertainty than most of us have ever confronted.