Diversity and equality

The disparity raises the prospect that women’s gains in the labor market and efforts to reduce the gender pay gap are being undermined by the lockdown.

As states around the country attempt to restart their economies, lack of child care will continue to keep some people — mostly women — from getting back to work.

Before the pandemic struck, women already faced a century-long wait to reach parity with men, a daunting prospect that now risks becoming further out of reach if the economic disparities unleashed by the crisis are ignored.

Finding ways to work with and embrace different communication styles can help make certain everyone feels like they have a voice at the table.

There’s something fairly easy and cost-free that employers can do to attract, support and retain working mothers, during and after this pandemic: Offer us predictable hours and work commitments.

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions says the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for employers to fight social disparities.

Experts suggest electronic paper trails and consistent HR policies to stay out of court.

Women hold many of the jobs considered vital during this national emergency, meaning they’re being asked to stay on the front lines longer, risking their health and safety.

Coronavirus is adding new complications for an already stretched-thin demographic as parents are scrambling to find childcare or figuring out how to be productive at home with kids around.

Half of the company’s 14,000 managers are now female, up from 38% in 2010.

Women accounted for about 45% of new board seats among companies based in California, after the state passed a bill requiring all public companies to have at least one female director.

Companies across corporate America are parting ways with senior executives who engage in consensual relationships in the workplace.

Mastercard disclosed its gender pay gap for the first time, saying female employees worldwide make almost 8% less than male workers.

In the wrongful termination suit, a former regional loss prevention manager said she knew Amazon had been criticized publicly for its lack of diversity in the workplace.

Employers are recognizing that adding trans-inclusive benefits may outweigh the limited cost of covering them.

More than a quarter of women in a recent survey say they are confident they will comfortably retire, while almost a third of men voiced the same confidence.

Overwork and 24/7 demands are pushing both men and women to quit their jobs, new data finds.

“Inclusion is a sense of being known and valued for bringing your whole self to work,” Limeade CEO Henry Albrecht says. “Diversity means you're getting the best ideas in the room, and you can hear the best ideas.”

The wealth manager claimed bank management knew a customer had a history of sexual harassment, but allowed him to continue doing business at the branch anyway.

There is a fundamental lack of understanding among employers about what it means to have a disability, one expert says.