How HR Leaders Can Eliminate Workplace Inequality

We know wage gaps exist in the U.S. between men and women even when we account for experience, industry, education, and job titles and responsibilities.[1] White males also make more money than ethnic minorities, the differently-abled, and LGBTQ+ persons, even between similarly-qualified candidates in the same fields with the same jobs.[2] While the coronavirus pandemic of […]

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 disparity that increases with age.

Traditional Diversity Training Doesn’t Work. Why Not? And What Does?

A diverse workforce is not a fleeting trend but the key to higher revenue, capturing new markets, and even more meaningful innovation. You’ve no doubt already seen some of the statistics that back this up: companies with more gender and ethnic diversity among staff are more likely to have financial returns above national industry medians (15% for […]

How To Attract Diverse Talent

Jerry Seinfeld has a comedy routine about how men try to catch the attention of women by honking the car horn and yelling to them from construction sites. Meanwhile, women are seeking guidance from articles like ‘Where to Meet Men’ — and the irony leaves men screaming, “We’re here, we are everywhere!” This is the same frustration […]

What Is Diversity Recruiting?

What is diversity recruiting? Diversity recruiting is actively seeking out job candidates who are from diverse backgrounds, taking steps to ensure talent acquisition processes are more inclusive, and removing barriers that prevent all candidates from having equal opportunity during the hiring process.   In relation to the workforce, the term ‘diversity’ was once a code word […]

The 5 Best (and 3 Worst) Programs for Workplace Diversity

Diversity programs often don’t increase workplace diversity. In fact, research suggests many of the most popular programs employed by companies to increase diversity and reduce bias actually make things worse. Much of what we know about how and why Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) programs fail comes from the research of two sociology professors, Frank Dobbin […]

The Role of Talent Acquisition in Driving Organizational Diversity

Since the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964 — which criminalized discriminatory hiring (and firing) practices — there have been roughly 14,500 studies determining that a diverse workforce drives organizational success. One would think, by now, we would be in the advanced stages of attracting, growing, and retaining diverse talent. Unfortunately, that is still far […]

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Looking for a job? Look within.

So the statistics are daunting: 1 job for every bazillion applicants. Sometimes really feels like it, huh? With the competition being what it is, doesn’t it make sense to do a little research and actually apply for jobs you want? Seriously, why waste the company’s time (and other candidates’ prospects) by possibly getting to the […]

Looking For a Job? Look Within.

So the statistics are daunting: 1 job for every bazillion applicants. Sometimes really feels like it, huh? With the competition being what it is, doesn’t it make sense to do a little research and actually apply for jobs you want? Seriously, why waste the company’s time (and other candidates’ prospects) by possibly getting to the […]

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Majoring in Public Health to bring about positive and effective methods of controlling health disparities

My personal interests in the public health field stem from international health inequality and its consequences to the people suffering from lack of health resources. Born in an impoverished household living in a mud-brick home in Afghanistan and raised in the sunny skies of California, I never once looked back to my motherland and actually […]