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D I V E R S I T YB U T W H Y ?

C O R P O R AT E B O A R D S

Gender diversity is connected positively with innovation

Innovation is positively & significantly correlated with board racial diversity, and marginally significantly

correlated with board gender diversity

Miller, T. & del Carmen Triana, M. “Demographic Diversity in the Boardroom: Mediators of the Board Diversity–Firm Performance Relationship,” Journal of Management Studies, vol. 46, no. 5 (July 2009): p. 755-786. 37

C O R P O R AT E B O A R D S

The proportion of women directors is linked to reduced conflict and increased

board development efforts

Ashcraft, C. & Breitzman, A. “Who Invents IT?: An Analysis of Women's Participation in Information Technology Patenting,” National Center for Women & Information Technology (2007)

S E N I O R M A N A G E M E N T

Companies with women CEOs, women in upper management ranks and on boards experience better financial performance

Catalyst, The Bottom Line: Connecting Corporate Performance and Gender Diversity (2004)

Kotiranta, A., Kovalainen, A. & Rouvinen, P. “Does Female Leadership Boost Firm Profitability?” EVA Analysis, no. 3 (September 24, 2007).

I T PAT E N T S

May benefit from gender-diverse teams

Mixed gender teams in the United States produce patents that are cited 26 to 42 percent more frequently

than the average

Nielsen, S. & Huse, M. “The Contribution of Women on Boards of Directors: Going Beyond the Surface,” Corporate Governance: An International Review, vol. 18, no. 2 (March 2010).

Gender-diverse boards increase corporate reputation

Brammer, S., Millington, A. & Pavelin, S. “Corporate Reputation and Women on the Board,” British Journal of Management, vol. 20, no. 1 (March 2009).

PA ST

2 F E M A L E K E Y N O T E S AT A C I S I N 2 0 Y E A R S

E C I S ? I C I S ?

5%

4 9 K E Y N O T E S

No data for 1993 . 2006 . 2007 . 2011

E C I S …

4 4 M A L E S ( 8 9 . 8 % ) 5 F E M A L E S ( 1 0 . 2 % )

3 8 C O N F E R E N C E C H A I R S

E C I S …

3 1 M A L E S ( 8 1 . 5 % ) 7 F E M A L E S ( 1 8 . 5 % )

P R ES E N T

PAY E Q U I T Y Men paid ~£56,301 Women paid ~£46,030 19% difference!

Achievement needs to be relative to opportunity

M C M A S T E R U N I V E R S I T Y T O I N C R E A S E F E M A L E FA C U LT Y ’ S

PAY A F T E R R E V I E W

Women faculty members earned on average $3515 less than their male counterparts in 2012 and 2013 – even

after adjustments were made based on seniority, tenure, faculty and age

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mcmaster-university-to-increase-female-facultys-pay-after-review/article24161859/

A I S C O L L E G E S

AIS colleges are a communities of colleagues with similar professional interests or roles. Colleges are dedicated to connecting like-minded AIS members to help them excel in their professional endeavours related to the topic of the college.

S E N I O R S C H O L A R S

Contact Eleanor

LoiaconoW O M E N S N E T W O R K !

S H A R E S U C C E S S E S V I A FA C E B O O K

R E S E A R C H S T R E A M S

• Track on diversity and inclusion at ACIS2015 (Adelaide) & ECIS2016 (Istanbul) - Please submit!

• IT workforce - human capital

• Barriers to entry and supporting diversity (minorities) in the workplace

• Interventions for school girls in the community

Theorise drawing on reference disciplines Innovate methodologically

F U T U R E

EX A M P L E F RO M TO U R I S M E D U C AT IO N F U T U R ES I N IT IAT I V E

• At least half of tourism undergraduate students are women • Half of the PhD completions are female • Good proportion of tourism industry workers are female

Why is it that most of the visible leaders in the tourism academy are men?

Do current notions of a 'successful academic' adequately reflect women's values and needs?

http://www.tourismeducationfutures.org/about-tefi/gender-equity-in-the-tourism-ac

Deep structural issues in the discipline

The Gender Gap in the Tourism Academy: Statistics and Indicators of Gender Equality

W H AT C A N I D O ?

Get on a board!

W H AT C A N I D O ?

Support your female colleagues

W H AT C A N I D O ?

Call out unconscious bias

W H AT C A N I D O ?

Make job adverts that don’t alienate

https://storify.com/kissane/job-listings-that-don-t-alienate

W H AT C A N I D O ?

Evaluate your job application process

W H AT C A N I D O ?

Outreach in local schools

W H AT C A N I D O ?

1. Participate in a leadership role

2. Attend the AISWN Pre-ICIS workshop (12 Dec) - Stipends available to those demonstrating financial need (UN designated developing countries)

3. Check out the new website www.aiswn.org

TECH GIRLS MOVEMENT

2015 Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero invites school girls in years 4-12 to pitch their technology solutions to a social problem important to them in their local community.

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