Study shows huge pay inequalities at Gannett newsrooms
Women and journalists of color are largely underpaid compared to their peers at 14 unionized newsrooms owned by Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, according to a new study by
eBay: Lack of diversity in leadership positions
Global e-commerce giant eBay still has few women in its leadership and tech positions, having made little progress in diversifying its workforce during 2020, according to its latest Diversity, Equity
Why are music recommendation algorithms unfair to female artists?
Music recommendation algorithms seem to be unfair to female artists, exacerbating existing gender inequalities in the music industry. According to a new study by UPF Barcelona, algorithms tailoring music recommendations
Diversity Report: Slack struggling with diversity issues
Slack has recently revealed that undervalued minorities began to leave the company at a higher rate than before, highlighting the challenges its management still faces in terms of diversity within
Ursula von der Leyen recognises sexism
Three weeks after the incident in Ankara, where the President of the European Commission was embarrassingly left standing by two counterparts, Ursula von der Leyen publicly blamed sexism for the
In Europe, 2.2 million women lost their jobs in 2020
Women’s work situation has been hardest hit during the pandemic according to a number of studies. When vaccinations now slowly start having an effect so that we hopefully will move
Only 3% of women viewing a career in technology as first choice
As we celebrate today the International Girls in ICT Day – established 10 years ago by the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to encourage more girls and young women to
Twitter commits to 25% diversity in leadership by 2025
In its diversity report for 2020, Twitter Inc. commits to increasing the number of women and minorities in leadership roles and pledges that at least half of its global workforce
A battle to close the gender pay gap
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at reducing gender-based pay discrimination, narrowing the gender-wage gap and increasing employer accountability. However, the measure faces little chance of overcoming Republican
Nearly half of women in developing countries ‘do not own their bodies,’ UN says
Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries do not have decision-making power over their own bodies, including whether or not to have sex with their partners, according to UNFPA’s