INSIDER INSIGHT
BEATRICE AVOLIO ALECCHI Beatrice Avolio Alecchi is a founding member and the general director of Centrum PUCP, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). She is also head of the Department of Graduate Studies in Business at PUCP
JON FOSTER-PEDLEY Jon Foster-Pedley is dean and director of Henley Business School, Africa, part of the University of Reading in the UK. He is also chair of the Association of African Business Schools and founder of MBAid, a nonprofit that connects MBAs with social enterprises and NGOs
Marcos Singer “ In 2023, our parent institution, UC Chile, developed a plan for inclusion based on four development pillars. This encompasses staff-related matters and specific measures have since been implemented to foster inclusive hiring practices, ensure equal opportunities for professional development and create a work environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences.” Ana Freire “We operate under a formal Equality Plan that guarantees equal opportunities between men and women, evidenced by the fact that 64 per cent of our management staff are women. We also comply with the Law on Social Integration of the Disabled, ensuring that at least two per cent of our workforce includes individuals with disabilities. “In faculty recruitment, we have implemented a policy to enhance
international diversity that prioritises hiring international candidates for tenure-track positions and encourages visiting professors from abroad to participate in teaching and research. This not only enriches the academic environment but also ensures a broader range of perspectives and experiences.” Beatrice Avolio “One of our institutional objectives is to promote gender equity within the faculty and we implement targeted calls for female candidates to increase their representation. We also adopt retention and wellbeing initiatives, such as reduced teaching loads during the postnatal period, maternity leave and preferential scheduling for faculty members with children under the age of five. Recruitment processes for administrative staff, meanwhile, do not include any gender-based preference
ANA FREIRE Ana Freire is vice-dean of social impact and academic innovation at the UPF Barcelona School of Management. Freire’s research centres on data science and artificial intelligence for economic and social impact and she received a Female Young Scientific Talent Award from the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences in 2019
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