Apple: Slow progress in diversifying its workforce
Apple has provided new data suggesting that internal initiatives are slowly increasing the diversity of its workforce. However, it seems that the company has a long way to go as
Women in the financial services scrutinized more, mediocre men succeed
Women in the financial services sector in the City of London struggle if they do not perform consistently well, while mediocre men are surviving in high numbers, according to new
More Black women leaving Google’s workforce
Google increased Black and Latino hires in 2020 compared with the previous year, but it is also grappling with higher rates of Black and Latino employees leaving the company in
A new publishing platform for underrepresented authors
June Sarpong has teamed up with HQ, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, to launch a new platform aimed at promoting the work of underrepresented authors without agents. The British broadcaster,
Generation Equality Forum: Billions pledged to advance gender equality
Major commitments to tackle gender inequality were announced at the Generation Equality Forum – the largest international conference on women’s rights in more than 25 years – that kicked off
Female startups’ CEOs took a pay cut in the pandemic – Males got a raise
Female startups’ CEOs took a pay cut during the pandemic, contrary to their male counterparts who enjoyed salary increases, an analysis by accounting firm Kruze Consulting found – confirming that
Companies to expand their supplier diversity programs
Companies are planning to “dramatically expand” their supplier diversity programs over the next few years, in response to global calls for social reforms and racial equality, according to a study
#ActForEqual: The Generation Equality Forum kicks off in Paris
The Generation Equality Forum – a landmark event to accelerate progress on gender equality – is starting in Paris on the 30th of June. Convened by UN Women and co-hosted
Women engineers face more recruitment bias when returning to work
Despite attention and resources being devoted to the recruitment and retention of women in engineering over the last years, women are still underrepresented in the engineering industry. A recent survey
Speaker Equity Assessor: Closing the gap in speaker representation
Lack of speaker diversity in conferences and events is a global long-standing challenge that has become even more relevant as gender and racial inequities across companies were brought to the