Episode 3: Equity
28 October 2020
Courtney L. McCluney, PhD
Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior
Cornell University
EPISODE NOTES:
During this episode, Dr. Courtney L. McCluney teaches us how organizations and individuals can critically assess and eliminate practices that maintain inequalities at work. Dr. McCluney explains concepts of marginalization, professionalism, code-switching, culture and the intentionality required for an organization to foster true inclusion, equity and justice within a diverse workforce.
Dr. Courtney L. McCluney (she/her) is an assistant professor of organizational behavior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Dr. McCluney’s research examines how practices and norms in organizational contexts shape marginalized groups’ experiences and perpetuate inequitable structures. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, and earned her PhD in Psychology at the University of Michigan and BA in Psychology and Interpersonal/Organizational Communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Dr. McCluney has published numerous articles and book chapters in academic and practitioner outlets on diversity, inclusion, race, and gender at work. Prior to her academic career, she completed a research fellowship at Catalyst, Inc. and an AmeriCorps social impact fellowship in Boston, MA. Dr. McCluney is a first generation college graduate from High Point, NC.
Website: Courtney McCluney
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Referenced Works:
McCluney, Courtney, and Veronica Caridad Rabelo. ’Managing diversity, managing blackness?: An intersectional critique of diversity management practices,’ in Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience. Roberts, Laura Morgan, Anthony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas, eds. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2019.
Roberts, Laura Morgan. ’Move beyond the Business Case for Diversity.’ Bloomberg. June 28, 2020. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-28/business-case-for-diversity-isn-t-enough-to-end-corporate-racism. Accessed October 27, 2020.