So Money with Farnoosh Torabi 1940: The Science of Making Work Fair
Feb 4, 2026
Siri Chalazi, a Harvard researcher focused on gender equity and workplace decision-making. She explains how unfairness is built into systems rather than just people. Short, evidence-based tweaks to hiring, meetings, pay transparency, and evaluations can shift outcomes. Practical ideas for running pilots, counting results, and designing fairer processes are highlighted.
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AI Risks Reinforcing Old Biases
- AI is rapidly amplifying existing biases and can encode gendered advice.
- A single de-biased algorithm could help, but builders focus more on speed than fairness.
DEI Fails When It Avoids Daily Work
- Traditional DEI programs often miss daily work processes where bias operates.
- Small, everyday process changes produce more durable fairness than sporadic programs.
Run Meetings To Surface Hidden Talent
- Send agendas and structure meetings so everyone can prepare and speak.
- Use round-robins or anonymous votes to prevent dominant voices from steering outcomes.
