Diversity and equality

During the COVID-19 outbreak, 1 in 5 U.S. workers have taken a leave of some kind.

Lack of female representation is a systemic issue in the financial services industry, made worse by COVID-19. We should use these pandemic lessons to balance scales that have been tilted for much too long.

“This is the decade of the working family,” says Cleo CEO SarahJane Sacchetti. Benefits that support mental health and special needs will be a top priority in 2021.

Large corporations have prioritized diversity in recent years — especially in the entertainment and tech industries — both in response to societal pressure and to improve their business performance.

2020 Women on Boards set a new goal this week to achieve 50-50 representation in the boardrooms of Russell 3000 companies, up from 22.6% last year.

In honor of MLK Day, here are employers who are working to create a more inclusive workplace.

The company is working to identify programs run by people in underrepresented communities.

The company announced $100 million through 2025 to support small businesses and community development projects in diverse communities.

From diversity efforts to greater workplace flexibility, employees have high expectations for what their employer has to offer in the new year.

Just like the industries that they cover, the lack of Black representation among news outlets acts as a barrier against understanding and eliminating systemic racism.

During times of social change, there is the potential for people to be exposed to events that register in a person’s brain and body as trauma. The negative affects can accumulate and have an impact on a person's work and well-being.

It's been proven time and again that women look at problems differently than male counterparts. It's part of what makes balanced teams critical to the success of any organization.

The company is also investing $2.5 million in programs to improve representation in the technology industry, a Pinterest spokeswoman confirmed. It admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement.

Labor attorneys advise employers on how to handle harassment during the pandemic.

The OneTen initiative will focus on hiring and training Black workers without four-year college degrees,

Starbucks named finance executive Mellody Hobson to lead its board as chair, making her one of the highest-profile Black directors in corporate America.

Beamery CEO Abakar Saidov makes bold predictions about the use of data and tech tools.

The flow of assets and capital in manager selection, municipal bonds and business and mortgage capital reveals forms of systemic racism that often get overlooked.

Adobe joins Citigroup, Starbucks and Mastercard in disclosing this kind of information, which measures the pay of women and men across all job classifications no matter their role in the company.

Women of all races and income groups are less likely to bargain for raises than men.