The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of work as we know it. Between flexible work arrangements, part-time contracts, and side gigs, it’s been difficult to gauge just how many people are working from home...
Workplace Diversity
We are proud to publish insight and articles relating to workplace diversity – with topics ranging from underrepresentation of women and people of color, discrimination, the benefits of inclusive cultures, diversity in leadership, effective talent acquisition programs, and how artificial intelligence affects diversity outcomes.
What employers can learn from Wells Fargo’s failure to recruit and retain Black talent
We’ve all seen the quotes from Wells Fargo’s CEO in a June memo in which he blamed the bank’s failure in reaching diversity goals on a lack of qualified minority talent. “While it might sound like an excuse...
Diversity initiatives are leaving Black women behind
You can publicly commit yourself to diversity in the workplace, put it in writing on social media, hire diversity officers, and shuttle tens of thousands of dollars into “diversity initiatives,” but if you don’t...
‘Culture fit’ is a lie preventing you from adding value when hiring
Madison Butler, Seapine’s COO and principal facilitator of MAKESPACE+, addresses the unconscious bias behind “culture fit” and its effect on hiring decisions. I don’t want to hire them –...
What Kamala Harris’ nomination for vice president means for workplace inclusion
The nomination of Kamala Harris as the first Black-Indian vice presidential candidate in history provides renewed hope for diversity and inclusion both inside and outside politics. It’s no small feat to have a...
How HR leaders can eliminate workplace inequality
If there’s one lesson we must take away from our current civil rights movement, it’s that we have long been blind to injustice and inequality. As it relates to the workplace, HR leaders play a particularly...
As we protest racism in the streets, we must also address it in the workplace
We cannot pretend that institutional racism doesn’t exist when we see repeated violence and hatred against Black Americans. And we cannot pretend that same racism doesn’t spill over into all American...
Best Job Sites for Diversity & Inclusion
Current anti-racism protests are forcing organizations across the US to take a hard look at initiatives to diversify their workforces, recruit diverse candidates, and create equitable and inclusive cultures to address...
What millions of Google searches for ‘jobs’ indicate about diversity
Did you know there are millions of searches every month for ‘jobs’ on Google? Naturally, people use search terms that match their interests and experience, with phrases like ‘engineering jobs’ or...
Is the “age wage gap” just the “gender wage gap” by another name?
DiversityJobs recently analyzed race, gender, and LGBTQ+ wage gaps. We now dive into ageism in the workplace along with age-related wage gaps and find that – compared with similarly-qualified men – women experience pay...
Race, Gender, and LGBTQ+ wage gaps are real – and they end up costing us all
White males make up the largest sector of the U.S. workforce and have, on average, always made the highest salaries. If we compare their salaries to those of women, ethnic minorities, the differently-abled, and LGBTQ+...
Is AI rejecting your job application? Here’s how to avoid being digitally denied – and impress once in human hands
We’ve all heard the statistic that employers only spend a few seconds reviewing your résumé. Now, thanks to technology, artificially intelligent algorithms scan it even quicker. With more than 90% of Fortune 500...
