Different handlebar grips or wraps may help. I've mostly been able to do without gloves, other than for protection from weather or abrasion. But I don't need gloves with extra padding.
Ergonomic grips with palm/wrist supports help me on my hybrid with swept, riser and flat bars. Ergon with locking collars may be the best.
And on my road bikes usually foam type wraps help but the most comfortable bar wrap I've tried is Arundel Synth Gecko, 100% silicone. It's odd stuff, reusable, rubbery with no adhesive, but grips to itself well. It's easy to wrap, but not easy to wrap where it looks like conventional bar wrap. It tends to look a bit meaty, or like a gooseneck lamp stalk. Comfortable, though. I tried it for a couple of weeks, then switched to plain black foam wrap, but plan to go back to the Synth Gecko soon. Don't even need gloves with it.