Resources
I strongly believe in continuous learning and information sharing. This page contains podcasts, research, articles, opinion pieces, and videos that will help you on your inclusion journey.
Podcasts
Please listen to the Center for Ocean Policy and Economics Podcasts on Psychological Safety, Sexual Assault and Harassment and Bullying in the Maritime Sector. We do a different topic every two weeks.
Episode The COPE° Podcast | Episode 11: Psychological Safety, Bullying and SASH in the Maritime Sector - Allyship Part II. We give some data on why allyship is good for business and provide actionable things you can do to be a good ally.
The COPE° Podcast | Episode 10: Psychological Safety, Bullying and SASH in the Maritime Sector - Allyship Part I. We discuss the big picture of allyship and how it relates to safety, leadership and just being a good human.
The COPE° Podcast | Episode 9: Psychological Safety, Bullying and SASH in the Maritime Sector In this episode, Patti Tutalo and Pam Kern will discuss the topic of reporting mechanisms for sexual assault, bullying and harassment in a conversation moderated by Eva Lianne Veldkamp. Patti will explain why it is important to remove any obstacles that may prevent people from using a reporting mechanism. Pam will share her expertise and experience as a trauma psychotherapist and provide us with insights to understand why victims often do not report. She will talk about how trauma leaves an imprint on the brain neurologically and affects psychological behavioral responses.
The COPE° Podcast | Episode 7: Psychological Safety, Bullying and SASH in the Maritime Sector Ask Eva Lianne Veldkamp and Patti Tutalo anything about how operational maritime safety and security onboard ships can be improved by supporting diversity, equality, equity and inclusiveness. These maritime women are part of the COPE° working group for Psychological Safety, bullying and Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Maritime Sector. Part of the work of this group is to amend IMO model course 1.21 on Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, focusing on psychological safety training and awareness.
The COPE° Podcast | Episode 6: Psychological Safety, Bullying and SASH in the Maritime Sector Eva Lianne Veldkamp and Patti Tutalo discuss how operational maritime safety and security onboard ships can be improved by supporting diversity, equality, equity and inclusiveness. These maritime women are part of the COPE° working group for Psychological Safety, bullying and Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Maritime Sector. Part of the work of this group is to amend IMO model course 1.21 on Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, focusing on psychological safety training and awareness.
Articles, Studies, and Reports
A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, women in corporate America are even more burned out than they were last year—and increasingly more so than men. Despite this, women leaders are stepping up to support employee well-being and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, but that work is not getting recognized. That’s according to the latest Women in the Workplace report from McKinsey, in partnership with LeanIn.Org.
The last large-scale study that the Coast Guard sponsored on women’s issues took place in 1990, leaving a gap in current understanding of the issues that women in the Coast Guard might face today that influence their retention decisions. To help develop a better understanding of current issues in retaining women, the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Diversity and Inclusion requested that the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) conduct a study to do the following:
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Identify the root causes for attrition of women in the Coast Guard.
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Develop recommendations that will help mitigate identified barriers to retaining women in the Coast Guard.
The study authors used several methods in their approach. A statistical analysis, which examined Coast Guard personnel data, offered insight into gender differences in retention and whether certain characteristics help explain those differences. The authors also reviewed relevant previous studies and benchmarked documented retention trends in the civilian sector and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Finally, HSOAC researchers held numerous focus groups with active-duty women in the Coast Guard. The focus groups provided insight for a better understanding of potential barriers to retaining women. In addition, the focus groups included a sample of active-duty men to aid further understanding of men’s reasons for deciding to leave; these male focus groups served as a comparison for identifying factors that were unique to women or seemed to affect women to a greater degree and those factors that were common to both genders.
When Women Leaders Leave, the Losses Multiply
by Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, Marissa Afton
March 08, 2022
Tens of millions of women have left the workforce since the start of the pandemic, many permanently. This has lowered women’s participation in the global labor force to a crisis level, but the impact goes even deeper. Since women leaders have more engaged teams and drive better job performance, the collateral damage includes loss of engagement and productivity from every employee who now won’t be working for a woman. Research by Potential Project confirms this impact, documenting that on the crucial leadership qualities of wisdom and compassion, women leaders rank substantially higher than their male counterparts and this translates to business and financial results. To leverage these findings towards more beneficial outcomes for all their employees, organizations should promote principles and practices that: promote gender equity, develop compassionate leadership, and increase learning through intentional peer coaching and advisory circles for men and women.
Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and debiasing people’s minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. In an effort to make workplaces more effective and inclusive, companies have tried special training programs and a score of other techniques to change the way employees think. Behavioral design offers a new solution. By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts. Building on new insights into the human mind, Bohnet draws on data from companies, universities, and governments, often from randomized controlled trials, and offers evidence-based interventions. Presenting research-based solutions from her new book, What Works, Iris Bohnet shares the tools we need to move the needle in classrooms and boardrooms, in hiring and promotion, benefiting businesses, governments, and the lives of millions. More can be done—often at shockingly low cost and surprisingly high speed.
A landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women, now in paperback
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives.
Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in the award-winning, #1 international bestseller Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women’s lives. Product designers use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men’s needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women’s safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed.
Built on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.
