The latest lingo — which appears most prevalent among Silicon Valley companies — reflects millennial and Gen Z employees’ expectations about work, diversity experts say, as well as the impression that other terms aren’t going far enough.
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First there was ‘diversity.’ Then ‘inclusion.’ Now HR wants everyone to feel like they ‘belong.’
The latest lingo — which appears most prevalent among Silicon Valley companies — reflects millennial and Gen Z employees’ expectations about work, diversity experts say, as well as the impression that other terms aren’t going far enough.
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First there was ‘diversity.’ Then ‘inclusion.’ Now HR wants everyone to feel like they ‘belong.’
The latest lingo — which appears most prevalent among Silicon Valley companies — reflects millennial and Gen Z employees’ expectations about work, diversity experts say, as well as the impression that other terms aren’t going far enough.
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Intel has publicly revealed pay data showing most top executives are white men
Washington Post – Business:
Chipmaker says it hopes other companies will do the same — but so far they are hanging back.
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In overworked Japan, Microsoft tested a four-day workweek. Productivity soared 40 percent.
Washington Post – Business:
It is the latest example of a growing global movement to experiment with the concept of a four-day workweek.
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Adam Neumann’s billion-dollar exit package from WeWork is a lesson in giving founders too much control
Washington Post – Business:
Despite its stunning collapse, the company’s unorthodox and charismatic founder and former CEO, Adam Neumann, could still walk away with up to $1.2 billion.
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New York City comptroller pushes 56 companies to commit to diversity and adopt the NFL’s Rooney Rule
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About two dozen of the 56 companies on Stringer’s list appear to have no minorities on their board.
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New York City comptroller pushes 56 companies to commit to diversity and adopt the NFL’s Rooney Rule
About two dozen of the 56 companies on Stringer’s list appear to have no minorities on their board.
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More states are trying to protect black employees who want to wear natural hairstyles at work
Washington Post – Business:
It’s still legal in most states to ban natural hair styles like braids or dreadlocks. But several state legislators — and a coalition of civil rights groups — are trying to change that
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An Obama-era rule to collect worker pay data is headed for the chopping block
Washington Post – Business:
A controversial collection of pay data by employers — supported by equal pay activists but opposed by many employers — could soon be curtailed.