LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company release Women in the Workplace 2019
15 October 2019
This detailed report provides data on several issues impacting gender equality in the workplace. Specifically, they have identified an issue that is at the core of the problem – the broken rung. They found that women are not being promoted at the same rates to manager as men, which is issue that impacts a woman throughout her career. Some of […]
WeWork Being Sued for Age and Gender Discrimination
21 June 2019
WeWork Cos is being sued in two separate discrimination lawsuits. Lisa Bridges, a former HR executive wi, said in a complaint filed in state court in New York that men were given higher compensation packages than women and that the company took actions against her when she brought the issue to light. Another lawsuit was filed by Richard Markel, a […]
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace
16 June 2019
This 2014 report provides a detailed discussion of the impact of discrimination on LGBTQ employees and how widespread discrimination is, despite there being no evidence that gender identity or sexual orientation has any impact on performance. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9qs0n354
US Woman’s Soccer Fights to End the Pay Gap for Women Athletes
12 June 2019
Despite being the most successful women’s soccer team in history and being more successful that the men’s team, the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) is paid significantly less. IN 2016, the USWNT filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleging that they were paid significantly less than their male counterparts. US Soccer claims that the work that the […]
Only 4.9% of CEO Roles Are Held by Women
11 December 2018
Women continue to have trouble getting placed into top leadership roles. Across all countries, only 4.9% of CEOs are women and in the U.S. only 6,9% of these roles are held by women. Women continue to face bias in selection for top roles. Link to the study: https://heidrick.com/-/media/Publications-and-Reports/Route_to_the_Top_2018.ashx
Quote of the Day
4 December 2018
On having it all: “Work hard on yourself, don’t be hard on yourself” – Stephanie Ruhle
Forbes: Serena Williams, A Woman’s Work And The Silence Of Men
5 November 2018
Amy Nelson does a wonderful job of highlighting how much we need men to speak up and stand with us in our fight for equality. The fact is simple: the only path to equality for women requires participation from all genders. Speak up, men. Your voices matter. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amynelson1/2018/09/09/serena-a-womans-work-and-the-silence-of-men/
Quote of the day
20 October 2018
“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” ~ Kofi Annan
Women are Still Earning Only 80.5 cents on the Dollar
12 October 2018
While the gap is closing, women are still not earning what our male colleagues are earning.
