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Closing the Opportunity Gap: Obama’s Challenge
Last year, President Obama issued the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. MBK Houston coordinator Noel Pinnock tells us why the services participants receive as children affect their success as adults.
Changing the Face of Advertising
Tiffany R. Warren has spent decades in the advertising industry championing diversity and social justice, but she knows there’s a lot left to do.
Are You Developing Female Leaders?
You should be. Creating a pipeline of gender-diverse leaders can be critical to organizational performance.
Holiday Season Means Paid Time Off Season
For talent managers, the holiday season usually means a flood of time-off requests. But not all employees can take off at the same time. How can HR manage the harried holiday rush while offering realistic time-off alternatives to those whose requests are denied?
Firms Grapple With Workplace Culture
While ‘cultural fit’ takes center stage, many organizations still don’t factor culture into the hiring equation.
Justice Scalia and the Myth of the Black Brain
As the Supreme Court prepares to decide on Fisher v. University of Texas, let’s hope deep-rooted bias doesn’t creep into the decision-making process.
The Week That Was
These were the top five stories from the week of Dec. 7.
Tying Diversity to Compensation
Major tech companies continue to lag in terms of diversity, but will linking diversity efforts to compensation have the desired effect? Or will it just create quotas?
What Comes First: Tech or Measurement?
Talent managers should have measures in place before the tool — technology — is selected.
How to Use Pre-Hire Assessments
The pre-hire assessments industry is booming. Here’s how talent managers can use them properly.
In Telecommuting, Women Find Fewer Opportunities Than Men
More men than women work from home, according to a recent survey, but the number might finally be evening out.
Do Personality Tests Yield Results?
Advancements in behavioral science have spawned a market of personality tests promising to improve employee management. But not all assessments are created equal.
Gender Identity at Work: Does It Really Count?
Yes, if you want organizations like the U.S. Census Bureau to be able to gather accurate data — data used to fairly allocate resources among the populace.
Why Women Need IPO: Information, Power and Opportunity
It’s common for women to network less effectively than men, but they can fix that by improving their IPO — information, power and opportunity.
Where Is the Gender Pay Gap Worse for Black, Latino Women?
In 2014, women made on average 79 cents to every $1 made by men. For women of color the wage gap is greater, and depending on where they work, it’s even more significant.