Gender stereotypes keeping women away from online gaming – study
Although women’s participation in online gaming is on the rise, boys and young men are still the majority of those who participate in online video games. A new study,
US broadcaster NPR introducing diversity tracker
US broadcaster NPR has introduced a diversity tracker available for all journalists at the company. Called Dex, the tool is attached to NPR’s content management system, the Poynter Institute reports.
Nasdaq forcing listed companies to improve diversity
The Nasdaq stock exchange listed companies will have to provide binding gender diversity targets. Many countries are discussing if diversity on company boards should be promoted by regulation setting minimum
CEOs and HR pros struggling with workplace empathy
Empathy – the ability to temporarily take another person’s perspective and see their point of view – has been increasingly recognized as a pivotal leadership effectiveness tool in today’s global
Gender equity not a top priority for 70% of global organizations
Despite heightened awareness of the challenges women are facing in the workplace driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, gender equity is still not a top priority for 70% of global businesses,
Female participation at conferences is weaker – study
Female participation at conferences is weaker, researchers say. According to a new UK study published in the Lancet, women are less likely to actively participate in medical and scientific conferences,
Twitter’s new diversity data show gains in women representation
Twitter released its Inclusion & Diversity data for the first half of 2021, which show some progress regarding women representation in its global workforce and representation of under-represented communities in
Facebook makes new pledge to increase gender parity in patenting
Facebook has committed to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity within its workforce as part of the Increasing Diversity in Innovation conference which is being held this week, aiming
Inclusion and diversity practices “broken” in most tech teams
Current inclusion and diversity practices in technology are inadequate – but perhaps even more alarming is that leaders seem to have not recognised this lack of inclusion, a new research
ILO: Business as usual for men, while 13 million less women will have jobs in 2021
International Labour Organization (ILO) just released a new policy brief, marking the job losses during the pandemic at a global scale and painting a clear picture of women’s employment: they