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We are pleased to announce the 2nd Equitable Opportunity Conference to be held on June 6-7, 2025 at the MIT Sloan School of Management. This recurring conference focuses on how organizations shape socioeconomic opportunities in ways that align with prevailing notions of fairness and justice – of equity – while also aligning with evolving regulations.

We use the term “equitable opportunity” deliberately. “Equitable” indicates circumstances in which no disparities result from “differential treatment” (i.e., unequal treatment yields different outcomes) or “disparate impact” (i.e., equivalent treatment yields different outcomes). “Opportunity” highlights possibilities to obtain an education or a job, launch a business, experience socioeconomic mobility, etc. that vary across people, time, and place. 

“Equitable Opportunity”, therefore, focuses us on understanding and addressing situations where organizational practices characterized by differential treatment or disparate impact violate our notions of equity. In such situations, we are interested in leveraging social science research to identify ways to achieve greater equity while complying with applicable laws and policies.

The conference aims to:

1. Feature equity research on organizations that spans disciplines and fields, highlighting novel theories, methodologies, findings, and implications for research, practice, and policy.

2. Foster the exchange of ideas and practices among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, bridging gaps between theory and practice.

3. Facilitate research collaborations between researchers and organizations interested in  collaborating on research projects, policymaking, and organizational interventions.

4. Facilitate multidisciplinary dialogue on the equity challenge that organizational leaders face as they try to be inclusive of diverse notions of fairness and justice.

Call for Presentations and Posters

We invite submissions for paper and poster presentations on equitable opportunities in organizations from faculty, doctoral students, practitioners, and other researchers.

Submissions should include: 

●  Your contact name, affiliation/institution name, and email address

● Names of all contributing authors and their affiliations/institutions in the order they should appear in the program.

● Presenter’s name, affiliation/institution name, and email address

● Title of the presentation

● Short abstract (max 150 words) to appear in the conference program

● Extended abstract (max 1,500 words), structured as follows: 

(1) Motivation & Research Question; 

(2) Theoretical Objectives, 

(3) Methodological Approach; 

(4) Data & Results (if applicable); 

(5) Intended Contribution; and 

(6) Relevance for the “Equitable Opportunities” theme. 

● Type of presentation you want your submission to be considered for:

1)  Oral presentation only

2) Poster presentation only

3) Oral or poster presentation

All submissions will be reviewed by the conference organizers and acceptance decisions will be made on a rolling basis.

Please submit here. 

The deadline is March 1, 2025, but early submissions are encouraged and appreciated.