Diversity & Inclusion: Page 10


  • How HR can support Native American workers this month — and all year long

    Here’s how EEOC is helping employers, on tribal lands and off of them, prevent harassment and discrimination.

    By Nov. 27, 2024
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    DOL: The cost of child care is more than rent in some U.S. counties

    In most counties, child care prices were high relative to family income, potentially pricing many families out of paid child care, the U.S. Department of Labor said.

    By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 26, 2024
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    Walmart DEI gives up the ghost, giving way to ‘belonging’

    A cultural moment all but forced employers to pivot to DEI in 2020. If the retailer's decision demonstrates anything, it is how far the pendulum has swung since then.

    By Nov. 26, 2024
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    The 10 best companies for women in 2024, according to Fairygodboss

    The organization scored anonymous company reviews and answers to questions about gender equality, culture and overall job satisfaction to determine its list of best companies.

    By Nov. 26, 2024
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    SHRM Foundation launches partnership with Clarvida to promote inclusive hiring

    Companies and HR pros can join the initiative to offer structured career opportunities for untapped talent hires, SHRM said.

    By Carolyn Crist • Nov. 26, 2024
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    Column // 5 minutes with

    5 minutes with E.l.f. Beauty CFO Mandy Fields

    Beyond the numbers, E.l.f.’s report on gender parity served as a case study in employer branding. 

    By Nov. 20, 2024
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    Column // Reporter's Notebook

    I’m Black and trans, but an HR conference reminded me there’s more to my identity

    Attending an HR tech conference in Las Vegas, HR Dive reporter Caroline Colvin was reminded about other dimensions of their diversity.

    By Nov. 20, 2024
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    5 stories on how to support veterans and military spouses year-round

    Former and current military personnel and their spouses face challenges when it comes to reentering the civilian world, but employers can help.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
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    Kindness at work can boost well-being and reduce stress, study shows

    Workers who receive kindness are more likely to perform acts of kindness as well, the researchers found.

    By Carolyn Crist • Nov. 12, 2024
  • Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump points to supporters with former first lady Melania Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024
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    Trump just won the presidency. Here’s what it means for DEI.

    Based on his previous approach to labor, workers and economic policy, here’s what HR and employers can expect from a second Donald Trump presidency.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    About 200K veterans leave the military each year. Here’s why some choose retail careers.

    Retail careers have much in common with the military, including striving for excellence in a people-led environment and tapping into teamwork.

    By Nate Delesline III • Nov. 5, 2024
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    EEOC partners with PNW-based tribal employment advocates ahead of heritage month

    Nez Perce Tribe and Lummi Nation directors for the Tribal Employment Rights Offices are educating Native American workers about their rights.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    EEOC alleges Culver’s operators fired a transgender worker who complained about deadnaming

    Four workers, including the transgender worker who was the subject of the harassment, were fired a day after reporting the behavior to the general manager, EEOC alleged.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    DEI in 5 numbers: Gender parity on boards predicted for 2044

    From side hustle breakdowns to gender parity projections, here’s a snapshot of recent numbers in the DEI space.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    Hiring managers are fielding questions about DEI and want employers to take a stand, survey finds

    The findings come in a year when some corporations have scaled back — or in some instances, gutted — their DEI programs.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Hooters’ alleged colorism costs $250,000 in EEOC case

    Following the layoff of about 43 employees in the Greensboro, North Carolina, area in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hooters allegedly rehired workers who were predominantly White or had lighter skin.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Gender diversity on boards plateaus — but that’s not the full picture

    It mirrors a trend HR has seen in the diversity, equity and inclusion space, where interest and investments in equity seemed to be slowing.  

    By Oct. 23, 2024
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    House Democrats call on CEOs to support DEI amid increasing policy rollbacks

    A group of 49 Congressional Democrats is urging senior executives of Fortune 1,000 companies to “reject division” and continue backing programs that boost diversity, equity and inclusion.

    By Zoya Mirza • Oct. 22, 2024
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    How HR can reduce barriers for Latinas in the workplace

    As companies invest less in women at work, women of color — particularly Latinas — may be left by the wayside.

    By Oct. 16, 2024
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    Female CFOs, CEOs at big companies outearn male counterparts

    Women have made gains in recent decades at companies of all sizes but are far from attaining parity in all ways with men in the workplace, according to recent reports.

    By Jim Tyson • Oct. 15, 2024
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    NFL to settle ex-reporter’s race bias lawsuit with donation to scholarship fund

    Former NFL Media sports writer Jim Trotter alleged the league retaliated against him after he asked officials about a lack of Black representation in management.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    How DEI statements can attract talent in higher ed

    The increasing attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts often conflate “institutional values with imposed orthodoxies,” the American Association of University Professors said.

    By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 11, 2024
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    More than half of older US workers say ageism hinders their hiring

    Few workers over age 50 feel optimistic about their job search in coming months, a new report shows.

    By Carolyn Crist • Oct. 11, 2024
  • Column

    ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ may be decades old, but the FBI allegedly still treats trainees like Clarice

    Gender discrimination, particularly at work, is a real-life “American Horror Story.”

    By Oct. 9, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    This summer saw many DEI rollbacks. What now?

    Heading into 2025, three DEI experts weigh in.

    By Oct. 9, 2024