We recently shared the two open letters below urging employers to maintain their diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies in the face of threats by the Trump administration seeking to chill this legal and effective work to support equal opportunity. One letter by former EEOC Officials, including Working IDEAL Collaborating Partner Jenny R. Yang, and […]
This article originally appeared on Fortune.com By: Jenny R. Yang and Pamela Coukos The Trump administration has issued three executive orders seeking to dismantle the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion across the federal government—and to intimidate private companies and grantees into retreating from this work. These are radical, unprecedented moves aimed at upending America’s […]
This Equal Pay Day marks another reminder of the persistent wage gap for women. On average, women working full-time, year-round make only 84 cents for every dollar paid to men. Women continue to be underpaid and undervalued and overrepresented in the lowest paid jobs. Employers must take action to ensure equal pay by: Establishing clear […]
Reflecting on the past year, we are proud of our team’s accomplishments and the organizations where we have helped advance pay equity, diversity, and a more just, inclusive workplace. Explore select initiatives below. Racial Equity Assessment of BlackRock. In 2022, BlackRock asked Working IDEAL to join a team led by Covington & Burling, LLP, to […]
Many employers attempt to provide some form of “merit”-based pay using performance factors for base pay increases, bonuses, and other forms of compensation. This approach to compensation is typically well-intended. Employers want to motivate employees to improve their performance, to reward high performers, and to attract and retain top talent. Unfortunately, merit increases are a […]
On April 27, 2023, Working IDEAL submitted comments regarding a proposal to update federal standards for the collection of race and ethnicity information. These standards have not been updated since 1997. Working IDEAL supports efforts to modernize reporting of race and ethnicity information, particularly as they relate to the collection of workforce demographic data. For […]
Authors: Joelle Min and Sarah Crawford Young people across the country often pursue internships with hopes of return offers and greater career opportunities once graduation comes along. In 2022, internships are of greater importance as the height of the pandemic last year canceled almost half of internship opportunities. Often, students are expected to be grateful […]
Authors: Xavier Walker, Cherrie Bucknor, and Pam Coukos First-generation college students/professionals are a unique population of people who are an increasing focus for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at colleges and universities, and that should become a formal part of workplace DEI programs. To be a first-generation student typically means one’s parent(s)/caretaker(s) did not obtain […]
Authors: Ahmmad Brown and Sarah Crawford In today’s competitive job market, employers can deploy a range of strategies to attract and recruit diverse talent. The following recommendations – broken into the recruitment, candidate evaluation, and process maintenance phases – offer best practices and considerations to develop a recruitment and hiring protocol to ensure diversity, equity, […]
Looking back over the past two years, our team at Working IDEAL has navigated a global pandemic and seen a new sense of urgency around our work for racial justice and workplace equity. As we wrote in the summer of 2020, we support the call to dismantle systemic racism and over the last year we […]