In a Changing Military, the Army Eases Its Rules for Women’s Hair
For businesses applying dress codes and other personal appearance standards to front-line employees, changes in the military’s requirements signal a sea change.
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February 2021
Covid Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequity for the Blind
A Kaiser Health News investigation found that many Covid-19 vaccination registration websites violate disability rights laws at the federal, state and local levels.
Want to Step Up as a Stakeholder Capitalist? Start by Measuring Up on Diversity
In the past year we have seen more businesses prioritize employee, community and customer well-being, which includes efforts to close the gender pay gap.
How Twitter, LinkedIn, and MLB Are Trying to Fix Their Diversity Problems
Organizations like Twitter, LinkedIn and the MLB are working to diversify their workforces through more inclusive hiring practices, and prioritizing and supporting employees’ mental health, an issue that has had a disproportionate effect on underserved communities.
Expand Your Hiring Pool Beyond Elite Schools and High GPAs
An economist from MIT says that the high GPAs from elite schools that are desired by many hiring managers are actually not the best predictor of an employee’s success.
Candidate Experience Is a Key Piece of DEI Strategy
New research from Gartner shows that despite renewed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the workplace, those efforts are not always extended to potential employees.
What’s Keeping Black Workers From Moving Up the Corporate Ladder?
Companies have taken steps toward creating a more diverse workforce, yet the number of Black employees in management positions is still very low.
How to Design CEO Pay to Punish Iniquity, Not Just Reward Virtue
Compensation decisions typically focus on rewarding good performance but are rarely ever concerned with deterring the bad.
How to Increase the Number of Black Board Members
Despite renewed efforts to increase diversity, many corporations are failing to appoint Black board members.
Glassdoor Will Now Break Down Employee Reviews by Race and Gender
Glassdoor has begun disclosing race and gender data on its employment website by showing the breakdown of how women and people of color rank their workplaces.