Rachael Pettigrew is a Professor and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs in Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Rachael leverages her interdisciplinary background to research topics related to gender in the workplace, inclusive organizational cultures, and policies that support employees’ care responsibilities. Recent projects have explored employees receiving fertility care and its impact on work (SSHRC-PEG), fathers’ parental leave use, employer adaptation to the new extended parental leave legislation, and work interruption bias. She has also investigated women and gender diverse individuals’ experiences, aspirations, and barriers faced on their path to board work (SSHRC PEG). Her secondary research stream explores newcomer employment and settlement. Rachael has 23 years of university teaching experience, is a public speaker, and is regularly engaged with industry.