In this example video, learn how to interrupt everyday bias against the women in your office. Here is our suggested course of action to stop microaggressions in a firm, yet non-confrontational, manner.
Men in top leadership roles outnumber women by a ratio of two to one. In order to achieve gender equality in the workplace, women need greater access to management positions. Here’s a breakdown of the benefits of hiring women managers.
Tremendous progress has been made toward achieving workplace equality for women, but the work isn’t complete. One contributing factor is the way employers word job descriptions. Find out why and learn how we can start to fix this problem.
Women make up almost half the global workforce but just 8 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. In order to expand opportunities for women in leadership and career development, we must understand how to empower them in our workplaces on a daily basis.
Toxic masculinity is associated with a winner-take-all mentality, emotional toughness, physical stamina, and sabotaging colleagues or coworkers to get ahead. This video will help you understand the meaning of this phrase and why it matters in the workplace.
Despite the many advancements made toward achieving gender equality around the world, women are still underrepresented in business leadership and governmental organizations. Are gender quotas a viable option for furthering equality? Let’s find out.
Referring to women as “girls,” or other child-like terms, is disrespectful and undermines their workplace engagement and productivity by denying their maturity and human dignity. Learn more about infantilizing terms and how they work as microaggressions.
Women in the workplace face a number of gender-based microaggressions, including interruptions, pet names, and unpaid tasks. Understand what to look out for so you can better empower your women colleagues to do their best work.
In the workplace, misogyny can manifest in many different ways, from gendered microaggressions to outright sexual harassment. Unfortunately, the effects of misogyny in society aren’t limited to the workplace. Learn what this term means and how to identify it in action.
In this example video, learn the first steps to take if you suspect you’re being paid less than your male counterparts for doing the same work. Here are our suggested phrases to broach the topic respectfully with consideration of the Equal Pay Act and the gender gap between men and women.
What do you think of the word feminist? For some people, this term can raise a strong reaction. We’re here to break down what being a feminist is means and why you might be one without really knowing it.
The “glass ceiling” is a metaphor for an invisible boundary that women are unlikely or unable to cross in a workplace culture dominated by men. Specifically, the glass ceiling refers to women’s barriers in ascending to higher management and leadership positions, due to overt or covert bias.
Learn about the history of affirmative action in the United States and discover why its main beneficiaries haven’t just been people of color. Other women have also benefited, particularly White women.
Familiarize yourself with Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day -- how they originated, how they’re celebrated, and the value of observing them at your organization each year.
Becoming certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) is a great way to gain access to unique opportunities and capital. It’s also a sure way to stand out from the enterprises around you.
Women were restricted to performing domestic duties for much of human history, and there are still remnants of this system in today’s workplaces. Office housework, which includes tasks like tidying up and taking notes during meetings, disproportionately falls to female employees.
