Posts tagged diversity
Gender Trends in the Gen Z Workforce: Implications for Gender Parity and the Wage Gap

As of 2024, an emerging trend was highlighted in a Bloomberg News analysis of government data. This in-depth review noted that Gen Z female college graduates are persisting in the job market and taking on lower-paying or part-time roles while Gen Z male college graduates are holding out for better opportunities. This could have significant implications for future gender parity and the gender wage gap.

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How AI Tools Can Support a Demand for Data-Driven DEI

Within the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the ethical use of robust artificial intelligence tools can improve the human experience in the workplace. Ongoing criticisms of DEI have remarked on the field’s focus on feel-good initiatives rather than data-driven initiatives. Under the greater umbrella of human resources, People Operations has grown in leaps and bounds as the answer to this desire for data to guide decisions. 

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Start Your 2024 Job Search by Putting These Diversity Career Fairs on Your Calendar

Putting your best foot forward is complemented by moving in the right direction. For diverse job seekers, that right direction can often consist of visiting diversity job fairs where employers prioritize the value of onboarding a workforce consisting of a variety of backgrounds. 

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2023 Economic Volatility in the US and the Effect on Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Small Businesses

Many women-owned and minority-owned small businesses benefited from support programs and resources made available during the pandemic and after well-publicized instances of police brutality against Black men which sparked a national focus on social justice. 

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Use Social Media to Celebrate Women’s History Month

Despite all media attention being drawn away to the Coronavirus, there’s still an important matter to celebrate: Women’s History Month During at least March, government authorities have declared most places where people gather closed. However, social media affords us ways to say thank you to the women with whom we work or live or have lived with in the past.

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Creating Office Party Inclusivity

Company holiday parties are great times for HR managers to build greater understanding and joy between diverse and mainstream professionals 

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6 Benefits of Starting a Home Business in Retirement

Guest writer Carla Lopez explains how entrepreneurship for seniors can be the most rewarding part of their work lives.

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