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Decades after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued regulations surrounding sexual harassment, hospital medical centers still struggle to identify and implement policies and practices to proactively address and mitigate occurrences of sexual harassment and gender inequality. An organizational development intervention occurred in which all the female physicians completed a climate survey developed to evaluate the hospital's toxic corporate culture around equity and diversity. Survey responses highlight significant issues of concern around diversity and inclusion from the perspective of women in toxic workplace hospital settings, especially for female physicians.

Significant labor shortages in fields like information technology and information security has created a critical need to recruit, hire, develop, and retain more woman. The challenge remains how to make these technical organizations more welcoming and inclusive for women. Sexual harassment continues to be a significant problem in all workplaces. Research shows that harassment blossoms in careers and organizations where men dominate the majority of all management positions and women have such limited representation within the organization. This case study explores an actual organizational intervention in a technical organization.

In the healthcare industry, errors have the potential to cause life-threatening circumstances for patients and legal consequences for medical providers. Errors often range from workplace fatigue and lack of judgment to intentional failure to adhere to policies. When these errors occur, it is essential for organizational leaders to engage transparently with those who are affected alongside internal stakeholders of the organization. Too often organizations fail to openly disclose the extent and nature of unsafe practices and more often than not, it is whistle-blowing that leads to the public finding out the severity of errors or issues. This research project examines emotional acumen and the role it plays in decision-making when it comes to reporting unethical behaviors around medical mistakes.