The pandemic has prompted many professional Black women to consider trying their hand at entrepreneurship, but companies have the power to keep their top talent from jumping ship. Although 56 percent of Black women who left Corporate America to start a business did so because they realized...
Dear DW, I am a cisgender woman. Should I add “she/her” to the signature in my email? Signed, Want to Be an Ally Dear Ally, Specifying gender pronouns as a cisgender woman sends a signal of inclusivity, says Nancy J. Geenan, chief executive officer of Flexability, a workplace equity...
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The “she-cession” is shining a light on systemic workplace inequities—and addressing them could close the wage gap By Kimberly Olson For years, the gender pay gap in the United States had been narrowing. Then along came the COVID-19 pandemic. A confluence of factors—layoffs, businesses shuttering, lack of childcare—caused women’s...
Tempting Top Talent A wave of professionals leaving their jobs since the pandemic has led to the “Great Resignation”—in which employees are rethinking their life and career choices, says Lily Valentin, career expert for job search engine Adzuna. That, in turn, has changed the game when it comes...
How do women of color perceive themselves in the workplace, and what actions do they recommend companies take to build a more inclusive workplace? To find out, the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative surveyed 1,181 professional women of color and 545 professional white women, in its August...
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