The Corporate Diversity Jigsaw

Although diversity in companies is a topic of great interest, significant aspects of the issue are often left out of the debate. The Corporate Diversity Jigsaw connects all the dots so that steps taken to address issues of diversity in business organisations can be more effective. Akshaya Kamalnath offers a nuanced justification of exactly what types of diversity are most useful for corporations, where they should be implemented, and how best to address diversity in ways that account for recent social movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. After a critical assessment of quotas and disclosure requirements across jurisdictions, she provides a different way to solve the problem, by encouraging companies to make improvements to their culture and internal processes. This timely book offers a balanced analysis, practical solutions, and fresh perspectives on how corporate culture and social movements impact diversity efforts.

About the Author

Akshaya Kamalnath joined the ANU College of Law in February 2021. Prior to joining ANU, she has been a lecturer at AUT in New Zealand, and Deakin University. Akshaya has law degrees from New York University (LLM), Deakin University (PhD), and NALSAR India (BA.LLB(Hons)). Akshaya's research and teaching interests focus on the broad themes of corporate law, corporate governance, corporations and society, and corporate insolvency and her work is often comparative in nature. Prior to joining academia, Akshaya worked in a leading corporate law firm in India. Akshaya's doctoral thesis focused on gender diversity on corporate boards. Akshaya has published in legal journals in UK, Australia, United States, and elsewhere. Her blog posts have also featured in the Conversation, Oxford Business Law Blog, Columbia Blue Sky Blog, and Harvard Law School Forum of Corporate Governance.