HR, Policy & Workplace Systems
Analysis of HR policies, workplace regulation and organisational systems shaping the future of work.
Women and Glass: The Architecture of Invisible Barriers
Published on: September 30, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
Ever notice how glass features heavily in descriptions of women in the workplace? Glass is a strange material to build a career around isn’t it? It’s transparent; you can see Read more...
AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Work - Is Your Organisation Ready?
Published on: August 28, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
Artificial intelligence has moved from the edges of HR into its core. It now touches who gets hired, who gets promoted, who gets let go, and how employees experience the Read more...
The Gender Feedback Gap. When Kind Isn't Fair
Published on: August 10, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
What is the gender feedback gap? When does being kind become unfair? Ambitious people are always told they need feedback to grow. But what happens when the feedback women receive Read more...
Visibility Bias: What Happens When AI Mistakes Visibility for Competence?
Published on: July 10, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
For decades, hiring has been built on a familiar formula: qualifications, experience, competence and potential. But today in the age of AI, another factor is quietly emerging to shape hiring Read more...
Women Aren't Failing to Adopt AI. AI Is Failing Women.
Published on: June 29, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
Until AI is built and governed differently, and held fullly accountable asking women to adopt faster is the wrong question entirely. I recently contributed to a panel “How can women Read more...
FOBI: Fear Of Becoming Irrelevant
Published on: June 17, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
FOBI: The Fear of Becoming Irrelevant You’ve heard of FOMO – the Fear Of Missing out, today there is a new acronym on the block (or at least my block) Read more...
Why CEOs Are Terrified of Mothers Returning To Work
Published on: May 13, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
Why CEOs Fear Mothers Returning to Work — And Why They Shouldn’t Why organisations underestimate the operational, emotional and strategic skills mothers bring back into the workplace and why Read more...
AI and Gender Bias from Gen Z Men
Published on: May 12, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
How AI Reinforces Gender Bias AI systems are increasingly amplifying existing gender bias, particularly among younger male demographics influenced by online algorithmic ecosystems. I have written before about my concerns Read more...
When 360 Performance Reviews Backfire
Published on: April 29, 2026By: Dorothy Dalton
The Hidden Risk in Your Review Cycle Many organisations haven’t fully understood that 360 feedback without unconscious bias training can do more harm than good. 360-degree performance reviews promise something Read more...
