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…
Tag: Women of Color
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: Research on the Challenges and Solutions for Women of Color in the Workplace
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…
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,…
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…
Sponsorship Key to Changing the Workplace Landscape for Women of Color
Women of color have had enough at work. “White women say that there’s a glass ceiling,” says Sharon Fenster, founder of Sharon Fenster Consulting, a DEI consulting and coaching firm. “I’ve heard my women of…
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…
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,…
Women of Color Undervalued Despite DEI Focus
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have become top priorities for corporate America following the racial equity movements of 2020. Companies realize that not only is DEI the right thing to do, but they are also…
Webinar Recap: Career Advice for Women of Color
Moderator: Lynn Cooper, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at DiversityInc Panelists: Salma Jutt, Divisional Vice President of U.S. Commercial, Chronic Pain Therapies at Abbott (No. 4 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity…
Women of Color and Their Challenges With Navigating Office Politics
Imagine you are a newly hired employee in an organization going about your normal day at work. You ask what you believe is a simple question to the wrong person, which turns out to be…
Strategies for Including Women of Color in Workplace Planning
At DiversityInc’s “Women of Color and Their Allies” event on Nov. 4, 2020, Dr. Stephanie Creary gave a presentation titled “The Importance of Inclusion and Belonging at Work: Spotlight on Women of Color.” As a…
Research Roundup: Census Data Shows No Progress Made on Closing Gender Pay Gap
Between 2018 and 2019, there has been no progress toward closing the gender pay gap according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released data. Still, the average working woman earns $0.82 for every dollar a…
DiversityInc’s Chris Parker Explains How to Assess Human Capital Metrics
DiversityInc’s Chris Parker, director of research and data analytics, delivered a talk on how companies can measure their human capital metrics to understand whether their strategies are producing the results they are aiming for. He…
Webinar Recap: Career Advice for Women of Color, Things You Wished Someone Had Told You
Panelists: Lissiah Hundley, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Client Fulfillment at DiversityInc; Joiava Philpott, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Cox Communications; Circe Stark, Compliance Director at Southern Company Panelists on the webinar discussed what…