Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results

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Two leading gender experts and Harvard researchers reveal a new paradigm for fairness at work and offer professionals at every level, in any kind of organization, immediate, proven, and evidence-based ways to do their everyday work better and smarterand more fairly.

To make organizations more fair, many well-meaning individuals and companies invest their time and resources in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. But because inequity is built into the structures, processes, and environments of our workplaces, adding these programs has been ineffective and often becomes a burden passed off to the individuals they are meant to help.

In Make Work Fair, behavioral scientist and author of What Works Iris Bohnet and gender expert Siri Chilazi offer data-backed, actionable solutions that build fairness into the very fabric of the workplace. Their methodstested at many organizations, and grounded in data proven to work in the real worldhelp us make fairer, and simply better, decisions. Using their three-part framework, employees at all levels can embed fairness into their everyday practices.

Believing in equal opportunity is essentialbut it isnt enough. Offering an evidence-based blueprint, Make Work Fair shows you how to make it a reality, no matter your role, seniority, responsibilities, or where you are in the world.

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Harvard scholars Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi offer actionable advice for putting principle into practice and transforming good intentions into measurable impact. Melinda French Gates, philanthropist, founder of Pivotal, and New York Times bestselling author ofThe Moment of Lift Whereas many discussions of DEI are driven by ideology, this book is grounded in evidence. Its a timely, engaging, insightful, and practical guide to building workplaces that create opportunities for everyone to succeed and belong. Adam Grant, number one New York Times bestselling author ofHidden PotentialandThink Again, and host of the podcast WorkLife A masterclass in intelligent, practical, evidence-based organizational design for leaders at all levels! Bohnet and Chilazi are revolutionizing how we think about diversity, equity, and inclusion at work. Ashley Judd, humanitarian, author, and actor Bohnet and Chilazi remind us not to obsess on de-biasing humans, because its hard to undo two million years of evolution. But making business and HR policies fairer is literally manageable and profitableespecially if you read this book! Oona King, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, Uber Bohnet and Chilazi are the leading thinkers helping us design workplaces that are not only more fair but simply better and smarter. This book is a timely and timeless treasure! Indra Nooyi, former chairman and CEO, PepsiCo Is there a science of fairness Absolutely. Bohnet and Chilazi outline evidence-based strategies that promise to increase fairness at work. A vivid read, and a phenomenal achievement. Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University, and coauthor of Nudge

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Iris Bohnet is the Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and the co-director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She is a behavioral economist and the author of the award-winning book What Works, and her work has been featured in media outlets around the world. She advises companies and governments and regularly speaks at large conferences and events. She received her doctorate in Economics from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and is the recipient of several awards and honorary degrees. She and her family live in Newton, Massachusetts. Siri Chilazi is a senior researcher at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School whose lifes work is to advance gender equality in the workplace. As a keynote speaker and strategic advisor, Siri collaborates with a wide range of organizations around the world. Her work regularly appears in leading media outlets. Siri has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard College. She is married and lives in Boston, Massachusetts.