Public scholar: Sarah Rahimi

Sarah Rahimi is a doctoral candidate in Business Administration, focusing on equity, diversity and inclusion, gender, leadership and dyslexia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours with Distinction in Psychology and a Minor in Human Relations. She earned a Master of Science in Management, with her thesis examining the CEO gender compensation gap. Dedicated to volunteering, she contributed to revising the MSc Management curriculum, developing the GradProSkills Leadership Certificate and served as the Graduate Student Association Director and Graduate Student Representative on Concordia’s Council on Student Life. 

Sarah’s research investigates how dyslexia influences leadership and whether women with dyslexia are more disadvantaged than men. It’s estimated that 15 to 20 per cent of the population have dyslexic symptoms, yet there’s limited research on adults with dyslexia. Investigating how this learning disability influences leadership potential is vital because learning is integral to leadership. Her research is funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture.