Author

Cheryl R. Kaiser

Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, University of Washington

ckaiser@uw.edu

Articles

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Presumed Fair: Ironic Effects of Organizational Diversity Structures

Introduction ​​Most organizations use diversity structures including targeted recruitment and promotion, diversity training, committees, and managers to promote diversity and create a positive environment for underrepresented groups. These structures may, however, create a mere “illusion of fairness.” The authors conducted several experiments using four types of diversity structures across several forms of discrimination to test…

Read More