Originally posted at the Elevate Network. There are a lot of myths surrounding women and workplace success. Ideas such as women lack confidence or that they don’t have to right kinds of networks that lead to opportunities are often referenced in the media, but rarely questioned. KPMG and the 30% Club recently studied the career … Read More
Originally posted at the Economist. IN 2015 the promise of gender equality seems closer than ever. A new report by the Pew Research Centre shows that the majority of Americans think women are just as capable of being good political and business leaders as men. They are perceived as indistinguishable from their male peers when it comes … Read More
Originally posted at the Harvard Business Review. We all expect to be judged on our merits at work—to be recognized for our accomplishments and our unique talents, insights, and efforts. But does that actually happen? A variety of recent research by business, psychology, and sociology scholars offers a window into women’s collective experiences in the … Read More
By Vanessa Fuhrmans, originally posted at the Wall Street Journal. When it comes to equality in U.S. companies, women see a work in progress while men view it as mission accomplished. For all the effort employers are pouring into advancing women in the workplace, why are they making so little headway? One big obstacle: Men … Read More
By Lincoln Quillian, originally posted at the Harvard Business Review. Race is often at the forefront of American conversation. It has lately emerged with new urgency around discussions of policing, immigration, First Amendment rights, and even professional football. And yet even as we are confronted with dramatic examples of ongoing racial tensions, most white Americans remain convinced … Read More
By Christian E. Weller, originally posted at the Center for American Progress. Why African Americans Struggle to Find Jobs and Remain Employed Compared to Whites Our nation’s economy is now two years into a shaky recovery following the Great Recession of 2007–2009, yet for the millions of Americans still out of work, the recovery is … Read More
Originally posted at Catalyst. https://www.catalyst.org/system/files/Advancing_African_American_Women_in_the_Workplace_What_Managers_Need_to_Know.pdf Click here to continue reading.
By German Lopez, originally posted at Vox. Americans are as racist as they were back in the late 1980s — at least in one crucial area: jobs. A new study, by researchers at Northwestern University, Harvard, and the Institute for Social Research in Norway, looked at every available field experiment on hiring discrimination from 1989 … Read More
By Rose Stanley, originally posted at Huffington Post. When workplace flexibility first came to be during the 1970s in the United States, it was mostly known as “flex time”: adjusting one’s start and end times to primarily accommodate working parents dropping children off and picking them up from school or daycare. Other forms of workplace … Read More
By Kim Parker and Cary Funk, originally posted at the Pew Research Forum. About four-in-ten working women (42%) in the United States say they have faced discrimination on the job because of their gender. They report a broad array of personal experiences, ranging from earning less than male counterparts for doing the same job to … Read More