Over the course of 2021 and 2022, a reported 97 million people in the United States quit their jobs. The pandemic brought employees’ desire for flexibility and job satisfaction into sharp focus. When ...
Exclusion is one of the most common indicators of a toxic workplace, according to MIT research. Being marginalized at work can affect employees' productivity and mental health. Alan Henry, author of a ...
There’s no shortage of workplace guides touching on tips to help employees move up the ranks—and journalist and author Alan Henry is ensuring racial and gender biases are accounted for. Seen, Heard, ...
America has a long way to go toward truly protecting marginalized groups in the workforce. Many industries remain dominated by white men, and discrimination still runs rampant in hiring and promoting ...
In a recent study, a team of faculty and students in the University of Wisconsin Department of Life Sciences Communication revealed the absence of Black and Latinx communities’ perspectives in ...
In a new study, Yale researchers show that students from marginalized groups leave medical school at higher rates than their classmates. The findings, the researchers say, have implications for health ...
“I’m really looking forward to the next four years.” That was the response I received from a local business owner after expressing my concerns about the current administration and its attack on DEI ...
This story is adapted from Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized, by Alan Henry. So much of what marginalized people go through at work comes down to the workplace environment ...
Marginalized employees are often expected to work harder, stay later, and take fewer vacations—or risk consequences. Here’s how to solve this. In my diversity and inclusion work, I have heard this ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. 3. Listen to employees. Solicit employee feedback often. A ...
We often hear that literature can help us empathize with experiences that are different from our own. But this has often meant that marginalized writers feel forced to be tour guides for white readers ...
Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses ...