Through research, education, and training the center focuses on addressing workplace structures, practices, and policies that limit both individual and organizational performance.
The mission of the Kinsey-Kelley Center is to help students successfully navigate interpersonal dynamics at work and in life with competence, civility, and respect, and to support and amplify research into topics related to interpersonal dynamics at work and the broader world of business.
The Kinsey Institute is a leader in scientific knowledge and research on issues of sexuality, gender, and reproduction. Founded in 1947, the Kinsey Institute has initiated and led an extensive array of scientific investigations related to human sexuality. With an interdisciplinary faculty and staff, the institute has become a trusted source for primary research, education, data archiving and source documents, and media expertise.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Cochran, S. L. (2021). Creating a space for women entrepreneurs. Rutgers Business Review, 6(2), 161-167.
Cochran, S. L. (2019). What’s gender got to do with it? The experiences of U.S. women entrepreneurship students.
Journal of Small Business Management, 57(S1), 111-129.
Associate Professor
Grant Thornton Scholar
Murphy M. C., Mejia A. F., Mejia J., Yan X., Cheryan S., Dasgupta N., Destin M., Fryberg S. A., Garcia J. A., Haines E. L., Harackiewicz J. M., Ledgerwood A., Moss-Racusin C. A., Park L. E., Perry S. P., Ratliff K. A., Rattan A., Sanchez D. T., Savani K., . . . Pestilli F. (2020). Open science, communal culture, and women’s participation in the movement to improve science
Associate Professor
Obloj, T., and Zenger, T. (2022).The influence of pay transparency on (gender) inequity, inequality and the performance basis of pay. Nature Human Behaviour, VOL 6 646, May 2022, 646–655.
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Pam Meyer Yttri Director of the Kinsey-Kelley Center and Clinical Professor
kkcgeb@iu.edu
Professor Sellers spent 16 years as a trial lawyer representing businesses, governments and individuals in disputes before federal and state courts as a partner with the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. She has written briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as a variety of U.S. District Courts and state courts. She focused on the defense of a major class action; the defense of medical devices in multidistrict litigation; franchise law; and Constitutional challenges to local laws. She has counseled clients in a wide variety of contract, regulatory and product liability disputes.
Professor Sellers also served as Deputy Chief of Staff to former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, and served as counsel to the Marion County Election Board and the Indianapolis Ethics Commission. She is experienced in advising elected officials on legal and ethical matters.
Professor Sellers teaches law and ethics to undergraduate and MBA students. Her areas of expertise include legal and ethical issues in the modern workplace; Constitutional law; and how businesses can write better contracts. She has won several awards for teaching, including the Kelley School of Business Elvin S. Eyster Teaching Scholar Award and Indiana University Trustees Teaching Awards.
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"As a business leader whose gender is not well represented in the boardroom or the c-suite, I want to work alongside those that endeavor not only to figure out why, but how to create a new norm. The collective research forces of Kinsey and Kelley provides hope that we might literally change the faces of business."
"I support the Kelley-Kinsey Center for simple reasons. Gender equity is incredibly important to achieve so that the value that every individual brings to work environments is recognized and rewarded. Achieving gender equity would be another tangible example of leaders in business delivering on the fundamental expectations of their workforce. The Kelley School combined with Kinsey are well-equipped to lead the charge forward towards this meaningful goal."
Women in Business leaders at the group’s annual conference
Kelley Ethics Case Competition, sponsored by PWC
(left to right) April Sellers, Clinical Professor at Kelley and director of the Kinsey-Kelley Center; Justin Garcia, Kinsey Institute Director; Lee Weeks, Associate Instructor and PhD Candidate, Indiana University Associate Instructor and PhD Candidate, Indiana University; Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow, Clinical Assistant Professor and Academy of Law Fellow, Indiana University; Speaking at the Academy of Legal Studies in Business
Sex and business: New Kinsey-Kelley collaboration to tackle gender equity in the workplace, The Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., August 1, 2022
Indiana’s Kinsey-Kelley Center Hopes To Move The Needle On Workplace Inequities, Poets&Quants, July 8, 2022
IU launches new center on gender inequity in business, Inside Indiana Business, June 29, 2022
IU establishes Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business, News at IU Bloomington, June 28, 2022
The Women in the Workplace 2024 report reveals modest gains in women’s representation across corporate levels. While entry-level positions have seen improvements, fewer women—especially women of color—advance to management, a phenomenon known as the “broken rung.” Although supportive policies like flexible work arrangements and parental benefits have increased, many key initiatives aimed at boosting women’s... Read more »
This article highlights both progress and challenges for U.S. women in the workforce. Women now make up 47% of the labor force and outnumber men in the college-educated workforce. However, gender gaps persist in top-paying jobs and leadership roles, and the gender pay gap remains stuck, with women earning 82 cents for every dollar men... Read more »
In the spirit of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, UNESCO’s Call to Action for gender equality in football emphasizes the need to close persistent gender gaps. Despite its global popularity, women remain underrepresented, with 95% of coaches and 91% of referees being men. The lack of media coverage and financial investment for women’s... Read more »
April Sellers
Pam Meyer Yttri Director of the Kinsey-Kelley Center
Clinical Professor
kkcgeb@iu.edu