During DiversityInc’s Women of Color and Their Allies event on Nov. 4, Dr. Chris Parker, director of research and data analytics for DiversityInc provided a behind-the-scenes understanding of how a scorecard is typically developed, who…
Research
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…
Research Roundup: Pew Analyzes Americans’ Feelings About Company Statements on Racism
Over the past few months, corporations in all industries have been releasing statements denouncing systemic racism and pledging to do better to improve their own diversity and inclusion and corporate responsibility practices. The Pew Research…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Healthy Black Children More Likely To Die After Surgery Than White Counterparts
Black children with no apparent health issues are more likely to face complications and death after surgeries than their white counterparts, a new study published by Pediatrics found. Details indicate that in the 30 days…
Research Roundup: Accenture Study Finds While LGBTQ+ Employees Advance, Invisible Fears Remain
LGBTQ+ people are now just as likely as non-LGBTQ+ individuals to reach managerial levels at their jobs, be satisfied with their progression and aspire to senior leadership roles. By many basic measures, LGBTQ+ employees are…
Research Roundup: Latinas Only Make Up 3.3% of California Corporate Boards
In October 2018, SB 826 was enacted. The legislation mandated that public companies headquartered in California have at least one woman on their boards by the end of 2019, and a minimum of three women…
Research Roundup: MIT Study Finds Race an Important Factor in Determining Deaths from COVID-19
A new MIT Sloan School of Management study has found evidence that race may be just as important as underlying health conditions in determining someone’s likelihood to die from COVID-19. The study, by Christopher R….
Research Roundup: Will Supplier Diversity Be the Secret to Economic Recovery From Pandemic?
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to take a severe toll on the U.S. economy and businesses, from large corporations to small local shops. But the secret to getting businesses back on track may be a…
Research Roundup: What’s Keeping Women from the C-Suite?
Women now lead 167 of the country’s top 3,000 companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. That number has doubled from a decade ago, but it is still under 6%. The issue lies within the…
Research Roundup: Committee on Financial Services Finds Need for Transparency, Improvement in Large Banks’ Diversity Practices
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services under congresswoman Maxine Waters issued a report this month that summarizes the Committee’s review of the diversity and inclusion practices in the U.S.’s largest banks. It found that although banks…
Research Roundup: Study Finds Significant Gender Gap in Self-Promotion
Women make up half of the population, and now nearly half of the workforce, but as they ascend the corporate ladder, fewer of them are represented at the top. Out of DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50…
Research Roundup: PwC’s Corporate Well-Being Report Shows Why Wellness Matters
A new study by PwC (DiversityInc Top 50 Hall of Fame) and the Center for Effective Organization at the University of Southern California (USC) has defined employees’ well-being as a more than just a workplace perk. PwC’s Well-Being…
HIV/AIDS Stigma and Lack of Knowledge is Common Among Millennials and Gen Z, Survey Shows
The start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s led to misinformation fueling fear about the conditions. Now, the number of people living with HIV is tapering off, but it seems misconceptions are once again…
‘It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace’: Women’s Hostility Toward One Another is Not in Their Nature
The “mean girl” trope of women being petty, resentful and two-faced toward one another has followed them beyond high school and into the workplace. Women are often dismissed in professional environments based on this stereotype,…
Research Roundup: Cornell Study Shows Companies Prefer to Keep Hiring Algorithms a Black Box
To combat time constraints and attempt to eliminate human bias, many companies have taken to entrusting at least part of their hiring processes to outside companies that use machine-learning algorithms to weed out applicants. However,…
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Webinar Recap: Let’s Talk Microaggressions
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Career Advice
5 Secrets for Success in Corporate America with Sonji Jacobs of Cox Enterprises
Comcast NBCUniversal’s Dalila Wilson-Scott on Maintaining Employee Engagement, the Challenges of COVID-19, the Company’s Ongoing Commitment to Social Justice and More
Women of Color and Their Challenges With Navigating Office Politics
How to Land a Job — In a Pandemic, According to an Executive Recruiter
Fireside Chat With KeyBank’s Chris Gorman on What Talent Readiness Looks Like in 2020
Fireside Chat with EY’S Kelly Grier: Unapologetic Leadership
