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+...
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.
Are women really no better off in the workplace after #MeToo?
The #MeToo movement seemed poised to help us create more equitable workplaces — where women thrive as much as men. Unfortunately, we have yet to see this come to fruition in any significant way. And, in some...
How tech giants have been getting away with Age Discrimination
Corporate diversity initiatives have focused primarily on skin color, ethnicity, and gender thus far, but age should also be imperative. Aside from it being an overlooked and unmonitored protected category, workforce...
Can AI help us create a more diverse workforce or will it reinforce the status quo?
If you’ve applied for a job at a large company in the last few years, there’s a good chance that an algorithm sorted your resume before a human being even saw it. Companies that make AI hiring algorithms are...
We Know Diversity is Good for Business, So Why Do Corporate Leaders Remain Predominantly White and Male?
An examination of diversity in senior leadership roles at America’s top companies Diversity is more than just a buzzword, it’s a recipe for corporate success. Multiple studies have shown that a more diverse workforce in...
How employers can address increased gender inequality due to Working From Home
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...
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...
