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It is with great pleasure that we introduce LUMS’ first EDI seminar series. The series currently involves three online sessions where (external/internal) guest speakers will present their recently published research on gender, diversity, and intersectionality in business and management schools.

Synopsis: The existence of gendered and racialized inequalities in academia has been well

documented. To date, research as primarily addressed the intersectional disadvantages faced

by members of minority groups with much less attention paid to the privileges experienced by

dominant group members. This research was carried out as part of a fundamental pillar of the

British Academy of Managements BAM2024 Strategy, which aimed to ‘call out’ and transform

discriminatory practices and social structures within our academy and within the wider

business and management community. For this reason, the paper will be presented in relation

to the wider tranche of EDI work carried out by the British Academy of Management and

participants will be invited to discuss the implications of EDI for the business and management

community more broadly in a call-to-action. This paper draws on 21 interviews and 36 audiodiary

entries completed by a diverse group of senior higher education leaders who have

successfully navigated the career ladder in UK business schools. By juxtaposing minority with

dominant group members' narratives, the study advances intersectionality research, offering a

contextualized analysis of the micro-practices of both disadvantage and privilege in academia.

Through a focus on how micro-practices perform differently for members of different groups,

it foregrounds “obvious” as well as nuanced differences that contribute to the accumulation of

disadvantage and privilege throughout an individual's career and emphasizes simultaneity as

crucial to understanding the workings of gendered and racialized disadvantage and privilege.