Spring 2026 Seminar Series: Fairness and Meritocracy at Work

Our spring 2026 seminar examines how organizations can build fair and merit-based workplaces. Academic speakers will explore key challenges that undermine fairness and meritocracy, from bias in hiring to barriers in advancement, and will explore effective hiring and promotion interventions, as well as policies and cultural practices that move us closer to equal opportunities for all at work. This seminar series is fully virtual, and attendance is open to all.

EqualiTEA: Conversations on Women & Gender Equity

Join WAPPP for a cup of tea and engaging conversation at our afternoon discussion series, open to all HUID holders. The talks, held regularly throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, feature Kennedy School faculty and WAPPP fellows talking about their work on women and gender equity.

UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS

PAST SEMINARS

Exploring Work and Family
Fall 2025 Seminar Series

Make Work Fair 
Spring 2025 Seminar Series

Women's Leadership in Context: Gender, Power, and Identity Dynamics
Fall 2024 Seminar Series

Behavioral Science for Inclusive Organizations
Spring 2024 Seminar Series

Advancing Women and Gender Equality in Peace Negotiations
Fall 2023 Seminar Series

IN THE NEWS

Best Books of 2025: Business
Financial Times, November 17
Featured: Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Senior Researcher; Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

Winners Announced in SABEW’s Sixth Annual Best in Business Book Awards
Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, November 13
Featured: Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Senior Researcher; Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

Designing Fairness: Behavioral Economics at Work
Harvard Kennedy School News, October 24
Featured: Siri Chilazi, WAPPP Senior Researcher; Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month
HKS Student Stories, October 23
Featured: Women and Public Policy Program

New Law in Massachusetts Promotes Pay Transparency
The Boston Globe, October 20
Featured: Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP Co-Director

Lessons on Gender, Power, and Negotiation
All Things Negotiation Podcast, October 14
Featured: Hannah Riley Bowles, Roy E. Larsen Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and WAPPP Co-Director

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