Diversity and equality
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COVID-19 has many professional women reevaluating their priorities.
October 1 -
As many as tens of millions of women may never return to the labor force, even after a vaccine is found. Altogether, global gross domestic product could be $1 trillion less in 2030 than it would be without a gender unemployment gap.
September 30 -
The initiative is part of a broader push to compel workforce transparency at companies that have made explicit statements of support for equality.
September 29 -
For EAPs, delivering culturally competent care means understanding the needs of a diverse workforce and ensuring that the elements of all services meet those needs strategically.
September 28 -
Google parent Alphabet pledged $310 million to expand diversity efforts and resolve shareholder litigation that alleged the company’s board to failed to prevent sexual harassment and hid misconduct by executives.
September 28 -
“Many companies seek to create trans inclusive benefits packages, but their employees oftentimes don’t use the benefits provided because of fear of harassment in the process of accessing healthcare,” says Soltan Bryce, head of growth at Plume.
September 28 -
Within the first six months, employees on the spectrum were 48% more productive than their non-spectrum peers who had been at the same job for three to ten years.
September 25 -
The biggest maker of networking equipment said its goal is to increase the company’s workforce of Black people by 25% by 2023 in the entry-level to manager levels.
September 24 -
The bank that Jane Fraser takes over in February pays women just 73 cents for every $1 men get, an even wider gap than the national average. And short of 40% of Citigroup’s managers are female.
September 21 -
“It's still one of the most underserved communities when it comes to safe, accessible and reliable healthcare,” says Soltan Bryce, the head of growth at Plume.
September 17 -
Want to land a job? An ‘agile mindset’ is more important than a college diploma, according to Infosys.
September 16 -
Learn strategies for making your workplace diverse and inclusive.
September 15 -
Citigroup has finally taken a hammer to one of the most-glaring glass ceilings in the finance world after announcing Jane Fraser would become its next CEO.
September 11 -
Among the quarter of American employees still working at home because of the pandemic, a majority were in jobs such as computer science, legal and finance.
September 10 -
The Board Challenge, a group of 43 companies, will advocate for corporate boards to draw from a wider pool of candidates to give more executives opportunities to serve.
September 9 -
“This isn't just an issue for women. It's an issue for families, and it's an issue for the government and economies because it drives GDP,” says Jennifer Reynolds, a former investment banker and CEO of Toronto Finance International.
September 9 -
Employers seeking strong social skills are going after females applicants when hiring, according to new data.
September 4 -
The move is part of the effort by banks and other companies to promote racial equity and be more sensitive to the stresses on front-line employees.
September 2 -
By 2022, boards with at least nine directors would have to include three or more minority members, the California Assembly said.
September 2 -
As employers grapple with creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces, bringing awareness to how microaggressions ostracize their employees is a critical step.
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