Beatrice Saunders, whom everyone calls Bea, has been the inspiration, backbone, guiding light, and den mother behind the publication of Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work. She was always fond of saying that she was not a social worker. But we all remember her talking often and with great respect about Gordon Hamilton, who served as the first editor-in-chief of Social Work (1956)(1957)(1958)(1959)(1960)(1961)(1962), the banner journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). With Gordon to educate her about social work and social workers, Bea became more learned about the profession than are many social workers with advanced degrees.Bea was the director of the NASW Publications Department for more than 25 years. She retired from that post in 1981. When her husband, Dero, followed suit by leaving Forbes magazine the next month, they became the least retired retirees ever. Bea's energy and expertise demanded an outlet. Mary Ann Quaranta, dean of the Fordham University School of Social Service, provided this outlet initially by appointing Bea editorin-residence. At Fordham, Bea developed writing workshops for the faculty that were soon in demand all over the country.

“What if gender mattered less? Pigs might actually fly before that happens,” said Dr. Mikki Hebl at the Shaken & Stirred event at the 2017 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) conference (I-O Shaken & Stirred, 2017). If gender mattered less, “SIOP itself would see differences. Women comprised only six out of the 21 SIOP fellows this year, and five of the 25 major award recipients yesterday . . . were women.” With that, she dropped the microphone and walked off the stage. This video has been viewed on YouTube more than twice as many times as most of the other Shaken & Stirred videos that are available, and it is this boldness that is needed in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology if we expect to see changes.

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LeFevre-Levy et al. (2023) identify "environmental niches," or occupation types best suited for autistic individuals and those with ADHD and dyslexia. Drawing on the existing research and popular media, LeFevre-Levy et al. suggest that autistic individuals are most likely to thrive in technical fields, individuals with ADHD are well suited for entrepreneurship, and creative fields are a good match for those with dyslexia.Although extremely popular in professional and popular literatures, typecasting individuals into occupations based on specific neurodivergence is problematic. Here, we outline several conceptual issues with assumptions underlying the typecasting and practical implications of this approach. We then provide alternative recommendations for how researchers and practitioners can promote the inclusion of neurodivergent people across industries.

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