Discrimination

The LGBTQ+ Community Has $3.7 Trillion In Purchasing Power; Here's How We Want You to Sell to Us.
LGBTQ

The LGBTQ+ Community Has $3.7 Trillion In Purchasing Power; Here's How We Want You to Sell to Us.

For businesses, Pride Month should be about more than slapping up a rainbow and calling it a day.
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Of Manbuns and Microbraids: 'Hair Discrimination' in the Workplace. What Business Owners Need to Know.

Of Manbuns and Microbraids: 'Hair Discrimination' in the Workplace. What Business Owners Need to Know.

New York City and California have now turned on its head (no pun intended) the concept of what a professional work appearance is.
Kia Roberts | 6 min read
Ageism and the Gender Pay Gap: Why Getting Older Can Be Problematic for Women

Ageism and the Gender Pay Gap: Why Getting Older Can Be Problematic for Women

The U.S. workforce as a whole is getting older. Can we afford to discriminate against people, particularly women, on the basis of age?
Tara O'Sullivan | 7 min read
Correcting and Dispelling the Myths About Diversity and Inclusion Hiring -- 4 Experts Weigh in

Correcting and Dispelling the Myths About Diversity and Inclusion Hiring -- 4 Experts Weigh in

You've probably heard the myth about the 'pipeline problem' blocking efforts at increasing diversity. Here's the truth about that.
Daniel Chait | 7 min read
Women Are (Finally) Turning the VC Funding Tide

Women Are (Finally) Turning the VC Funding Tide

But with only 2 percent of U.S.-based VC funding going to women CEOs in 2017, they still have a long way to go.
Lisa Schiffman | 8 min read

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