Save the Date
May 14-15, 2025
Hotel Information
For Faculty attendees:
The conference has reserved a block of rooms for faculty attendees at the following locations:
- Arthouse Hotel, located at 2178 Broadway at W 77th Street on the Upper West Side. The negotiated rate is $369 per night. Reservations must be made by Sunday, April 13, 2025. Please make your booking at the following link: Arthouse Hotel Booking Link.
- Aloft Hotel Harlem, located at 2296 Frederick Douglass Blvd. The negotiated rate is $285 per night. Reservations must be made by Thursday, April 24, 2025. Please submit your information at the following link: Aloft Hotel Booking Link. (Please note: The Aloft Hotel has requested that we collect the reservation request information from participants and submit it directly to the hotel on your behalf.)
For PhD Student attendees:
The conference organizers have reserved a block of rooms for PhD Student attendees at the Aloft Hotel Harlem, located at 2296 Frederick Douglass Blvd. The conference will cover one night's stay; you will be responsible for any additional nights you would like to stay at the hotel. The nightly rate is $285, plus taxes. The reservations must be made by Thursday, April 24, 2025. Please submit your information at the following link: Aloft Hotel Booking Link.
Getting Here
Women in Leadership Board Room
320-330 David Geffen Hall
Columbia Business School
645 W 130th St
New York, NY 10027
From the Aloft Harlem Hotel
Walking
By Car
From the Arthouse Hotel
By Transit
By Car
Day 1: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
8:30-9:00 AM
Breakfast & Registration
9:00-10:30 AM
Session 1: Cognitive Biases in Evaluations
| Presenter | Title | Discussant |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago Campero | Do Employers Change their Recruitment Choices Based on Past Interview Outcomes? | Shiobhan O’Mahoney |
| Derek Brown | Seeing Harm Where None Exists: Group Status Predicts Misperceptions of Equality-Enhancing Policies as Harmful | Adriana Germano |
| Matteo Pratto | Paths of Glory: How Attention Networks Shape Status Trajectories | Adam Kleinbaum |
10:30-10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM-12:15 PM
Session 2: Evaluation Design and Structure
| Presenter | Title | Discussant |
|---|---|---|
| Melody Chang | Equity Crowdfunding and Underrepresented Entrepreneurs | Sarah Thébaud |
| Amisha Miller | Changing Investor Assessment: The Effect of Evaluation Frameworks on Gender Disparities in Funding Across Innovation Startups | Mathijs de Vaan |
| Ethan Poskanzer | Getting in the Door vs. Winning It All: How Gendered Outcomes Change Across Evaluation Stages in Entrepreneurship | Kate Weisshaar |
12:15-1:45 PM
Lunch & Panel 1: Navigating Workplace Inequality in 2025 and Beyond
Moderator: Mabel Abraham
Panelists: Emilio Castilla, Shelley Correll, Robin Ely
1:45-2:00 PM
Break
2:00-3:30 PM
Session 3: Drivers of Racial Inequality
| Presenter | Title | Discussant |
|---|---|---|
| Sanaz Mobasseri | Who Gets Connected? Network Drivers of Racial Inequality in Tie Formation | Matthew Bidwell |
| Jayanti Owens | Racial Matching and Inequality in Punishment: How Teacher‑Student Racial Similarity Shapes Discipline in Schools | Adina Sterling |
| Janet Xu | Race and the Signaling Effects of Diversity Scholarships in the Labor Market | Lakshmi Ramarajan |
3:30-5:30 PM
Break
8:00-10:30 PM
Show at Lincoln Center: Floyd Collins
Day 2: Thursday, May 15, 2025
9:00-9:30 AM
Breakfast
9:30-11:00 AM
Session 4: Drivers of Gender Inequality
| Presenter | Title | Discussant |
|---|---|---|
| Jillian Chown | Gendered Task Segregation and the Earnings Gap | Sharon Koppman |
| Julia Melin | Out of Sight, Undermined? The Impact of Remote Work on Early‑Career Women’s Psychological Safety and Professional Confidence in Male‑Dominated Fields | Sameer Srivastava |
| Abraham Oshotse | Talking Bossy: The Gender‑Based Returns to Managerial Communication Styles | Mae McDonnell |
11:00-11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
Panel 2: Advancing Inequality in Evaluations Research
Moderator: Tristan Botelho
Panelists: David Pedulla, Lauren Rivera, Mario Small
12:15-1:45 PM
Lunch & PhD Lightning Talks
Speakers: Vivi Gregorich, Arielle Lewis, Jenny Oh, Lena Rudat, Bonnie Siegler, Mike White, Simon Yoon
1:45-2:45 PM
Session 5: Narratives and Psychological Justifications for Inequality
| Presenter | Title | Discussant |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Adler | Legitimizing Inequity: How Narratives Account for Pay Inequality Within Organizations | Ming Leung |
| James Carter | When the Personal is Professional: Race, Psychological Standing, and Evaluations of DEI Leaders | Oliver Hahl |
2:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Mabel Abraham
Barbara and Meyer Feldberg Associate Professor of Business
Management Division, Columbia Business School
email: [email protected]
Tristan L. Botelho
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
Yale School of Management
email: [email protected]
Gabrielle Lamont-Dobbin
PhD Candidate
Management Division, Columbia Business School
email: [email protected]
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