The gender pay gap and lack of sponsorship and belonging – women of color face many challenges in the workplace. At the 2022 annual Women of Color and Their Allies event held in Louisville on…
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Creating a Supportive Environment for Women of Color at PwC
Women of color mentoring and sponsoring other women of color can be meaningful and effective. It’s powerful to get support from someone like you who understands and experiences the same struggles. “Women often tell me…
WOCA 2022: How to Ensure No Woman of Color is Left Behind
For many women of color, race and gender in the workplace intersect with other areas of discrimination like disability, age or sexual orientation. At the 2022 annual Women of Color and Their Allies event held…
Meeting in a Box: Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month takes place every March to celebrate the strength, tenacity, and resilience of women around the world. It’s also a month to recognize contributions women have made to contemporary society throughout history. This…
WOCA 2022: Executive Leaders’ Allyship of Women of Color
One of the best indicators of an organization’s success around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is leadership accountability for DEI. At our 2022 Women of Color and Their Allies event, DiversityInc’s Head of Strategic Partnerships,…
Pandemic Sparks Wave of Women of Color Entrepreneurs
Women of color were hard at work opening businesses at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly half of the businesses started in 2020 were minority-owned, with minority women driving the business creation. Financial concerns,…
WOCA 2022: Capital One/DiversityInc Research on How to Attract and Retain Women of Color in the Workplace
Women of color made huge gains in representation during the COVID-19 pandemic but are still lacking at all company levels – especially in executive leadership. Capital One and DiversityInc shared the results of their collaborative…
WOCA 2022: Leading a DEI Culture Worthy of a Legacy
Ameren President and CEO Martin Lyons shared the actions his company is taking to advance women of color at all levels in the workplace at the Women of Color and Their Allies event (WOCA). This…
WOCA 2022: Women of Color in Leadership Contexts That Don’t Love Them
When Colonel Yvonne Spencer finds herself in rooms full of scholars, educators, entrepreneurs and leaders, it isn’t often a room filled with women of color. As she began her session titled “Darned If You Do,…
Black Women’s Historic Struggle for Labor Rights Continues
Black women are the backbone of the American labor force, a narrative that begins with slaves toiling in the fields and homes on plantations during slavery. In Africa, motherhood was the primary role for Black…
WOCA 2022: How WOC Support One Another at Work
The pandemic has led to job changes and opportunities for many, but women of color still feel like they are competing with one another for scarce opportunities. While this might be the case, it is…
DEI Lessons Learned in 2022
Despite the attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion that have happened over the past year, efforts to move corporate America toward workplace fairness for all will continue. As we reflect on 2022, we’d like to…
WOCA 2022: Fireside Chat: Healing from Workplace Trauma
Minda Harts, workplace equity subject matter expert, professor of public service at NYU and the author of three books, shared her experience with workplace trauma at the Women of Color and Their Allies event (WOCA)….
Pay Transparency Laws Are Crucial for Women of Color – Here’s Why
Four years ago, Yanira Guzmán had just received a work promotion when she found out her division was dissolving. Guzmán made a lateral move within the company and was at the final stage of the…
WOCA 2022: The Value of ‘Shared Sisterhood’
“Shared Sisterhood” is an important part of building a more inclusive, diverse and equitable world and workplace, and it’s a concept that applies to not only women, but to anyone and everyone. That was the…