Data, Reports, and Statistics

ADR Business Wakes Up to a Glaring Deficit of Diversity, Ben Hancock (Law.com)

Gender Differences in Dispute Resolution Practice [PDF], Andrea Kupfer Schneider & Gina Viola Brown (Dispute Resolution Magazine)

Gender Diversity in Arbitrator Selection [PDF], Deborah Rothman (Dispute Resolution Magazine)

If Not Now, When? Achieving Equality for Women Attorneys in the Courtroom and in ADR [PDF], Report of the New York State Bar Association

Improving Diversity in Commercial Mediation [PDF], CEDR Report

Measuring Diversity in the ADR Field: Some Observations and Challenges Regarding Transparency, Metrics and Empirical Research [PDF], Maria R. Volpe (Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal)

Statewide Evaluation of ADR in Maryland Courts [PDF], research by Lorig Charkoudian

What Works in District Court Day of Trial Mediation: Effectiveness of Various Mediation Strategies on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes [PDF], Maryland Courts, research by Lorig Charkoudian (State Justice Institute, Maryland Judiciary, Administrative Office of the Courts)

Making the Case for the value of Diversity & Inclusion in ADR

Is Increasing Gender and Ethnic Diversity in Arbitral Tribunals a Valid Concern?, Payel Chatterjee & Vyapak Desai (Kluwer Arbitration Blog)

Let’s Stop Talking About the Arbitrator Diversity Problem, Gary L. Benton (Kluwer Arbitration Blog)

The State and Importance of Diversity in International and Other Complex Arbitrations, Nicole D. Galli (Yahoo! / Law.com)

“Diversity” – More than Just a Buzzword - Diversity in International Arbitrator Selection is Necessary, Jocelyn Turnbull Wallace (McCarthy Tetrault)

How Diverse Teams Produce Better Outcomes, Sian Beilock (Forbes)

Diverse Boards Propel Successful Companies – Three Strategies to Expand Pipelines, Jason Wingard (Forbes)

Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter, David Rock & Heidi Grant (Harvard Business Review)

New Research: Diversity + Inclusion = Better Decision Making At Work, Erik Lawson (Forbes)

Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters, Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle, Kevin Dolan, Dame Vivian Hunt & Sara Prince (McKinsey & Company)

People Suffer at Work When They Can’t Discuss the Racial Bias They Face Outside of It, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Melinda Marshall & Trudy Bourgeois (Harvard Business Review)

Racism Impoverishes the Whole Economy, Lisa D. Cook (The Philadelphia Tribune)

Why Bringing Diversity to ADR Is a Necessity, David H. Burt & Laura A. Kaster (Association of Corporate Counsel)

The Role of Diversity in Mediation, Jeffrey J. Beaton & Amanda Maxted (Mediate.com)

The Case for Bringing Diversity to the Selection of ADR Neutrals [PDF], Theodore K. Cheng (New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer)

Best Practices and Proposed Solutions

ADR Trailblazers on Fixing Industry Gender Gap, Miriam Rozen (Texas Lawyer)

Choose Diverse Neutrals to Resolve Disputes - A Diverse Panel Will Improve Decision Making [PDF], Laura A. Kaster

Increasing Diversity Among Arbitrators: A Guideline to What the New Arbitrator and ADR Community Should Be Doing to Achieve This Goal [PDF], Sasha A. Carbone & Jeffrey T. Zaino (New York State Bar Association Journal)

Leveling the Playing Field for Workplace Neutrals: A Proposal for Achieving Racial and Ethnic Diversity [PDF], David A. Hoffman & Lamont E. Stallworth (Dispute Resolution Journal)

Making Diversity Happen in ADR: No More Lip Service, Noah J. Hanft (The New York Law Journal)

Model Arbitration Rider Encourages Diversity in Selection of Neutrals, Kimberly Taylor (Corporate Counsel Business Journal)

The ADR Inclusion Network: Addressing Diversity Collectively [PDF], Maria R. Volpe & Sheila M. Sproule (Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation)

When You Can’t Get Through to Them: Cultural Diversity in Mediation, Josefina Rendon (Mediate.com)

Who Else Will Step Up? A Mentor Plan Seeks to Spread ADR Diversity (Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation)

Why and How Corporations Must Act Now to Improve ADR Diversity [PDF], Laura A. Kaster (Corporate Disputes)

DEI & ADR: 5 Practical Ways to Increase Diversity in the Selection of Neutrals, Rachel A. Gupta (ACC Docket)

Visions For the Future: Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in Court-Annexed ADR Programs, Robyn Weinstein & Lance Bond (Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution)

Stop ADR Diversity from Falling Through the Cracks: A General Counsel Checklist Manifesto, Linda Gerstel (New York State Bar Association)

How to Be An Ally for Colleagues of Color At Work: Three Do’s and Don’ts for Taking Action, Jim Ludema & Amber Johnson (Forbes)

Arbitral Women Diversity Toolkit, Arbitral Women (Arbitral Women)

Why Does ADR Lack Diversity?

Barriers to Participation: Challenges Faced by Members of Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in Entering, Remaining, and Advancing in the ADR Field [PDF], Maria R. Volpe et. al. (Fordham Urban Law Journal)

Diversity in ADR: More Difficult to Accomplish than First Thought, F. Peter Phillips (Dispute Resolution Magazine)

Meaningful Diversity: The Next Chapter of the ADR Story, Chris M. Kwok (New York Law Journal)

Lack of Arbitrator Diversity Is an Issue of Supply and Demand, Paige Smith (Bloomberg Law)

The Lack of Diversity in ADR–and the Current Beneath [PDF], Laura A. Kaster & Theodore K. Cheng (The Bencher)

Where Are the Women Arbitrators? The Battle to Diversify ADR, Hannah Hayes (American Bar Association)

Diversity and Mediation, Hon. Ariel Belen (Mediate.com)

Diversity in ADR Generally

A Conversation About Diversity in ADR [Podcast], Lucy Greenwood & Rekha Rangachari

Court-Connected Mediation and Minorities: A Report Card, Sharon Press (Capital University Law Review)

Diversity is Not a Toxic Topic [PDF], Victoria Pynchon (Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation)

Diversity is Not a Four Letter Word, Victoria Pynchon (Forbes)

Finra’s Diversity Dilemma, Benjamin P. Edwards (Investment News)

Mission Critical: Let’s Take Action to Improve Diversity in ADR [PDF], Laura A. Kaster (Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation)

When Talking About Bias Backfires, Adam Grant & Sheryl Sandberg (The New York Times)

What’s Going On: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Robyn Weinstein & Michelle Lavrichenko (New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer)

Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Tool for Diversity, John L. Woods (MCCA)

Can We Change Racial Bias?, Wendy Hasenkamp (Mind & Life Institute)

Diverse Neutrals Interview Series, Ellen Waldman (CPR)

Mediation and Inequality Reconsidered: Bringing the Discussion to the Table, Leah Wing (Conflict Resolution Quarterly)