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The Buzz: Nothing Will Work Unless Women Do!

by Mary-Frances Winters | May 13, 2021 | 0

There are many unanticipated and unwanted consequences from the pandemic, and women leaving the workforce in unprecedented numbers is one of them. In the last year, four times as many women left the workforce as men and the unemployment rate for women at the end of 2020 was 30 percent. This situation could reverse the gains in workplace gender equity made over the past 50 years. This is a huge issue globally, and I am only touching on implications in the U.S.

The Buzz: Can We Please Pay Women?

by Mareisha N. Reese | Mar 25, 2021 | 0

Here we go again. Every year we recognize Equal Pay Day, the day that symbolizes how much extra women must work to be paid what men were paid the year prior. And every year we write about it in The Inclusion Solution. Every year, the media talks about it with alarm and dismay. And yet, nothing has changed. Black women, Native American women and Latina women earn 63 cents, 60 cents and 55 cents, respectively, to the dollar of their white men colleagues.

A Point of View: Pay Black Women

by Mary-Frances Winters | Aug 13, 2020 | 0

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is today, August 13, because this is the day that a Black woman must work into the new year to make what a white non-Hispanic man made at the end of the previous year. Black women, on average, earn sixty-two cents to every dollar that a white man earns. Society holds deep-seated biases about the worth of Black women that date back to slavery. We need to own up to these harsh realities and correct these gross pay inequities.

The Buzz: ‘Love More, Hate Less’ – Megan Rapinoe 2020?

by Mareisha N. Reese | Jul 18, 2019 | 0

Last week the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) defeated the Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup, their second consecutive title. And, last week, I (and much of the country) fell in love with Megan Rapinoe.

Let’s Get Practical: What We’ve Learned

by Brittany J. Harris | Jul 11, 2019 | 0

When we kicked off the “Let’s Get Practical” series, it was in response to a common sentiment we’ve heard from clients and colleagues, alike, after they’d experienced new learning around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): “What can I do now?”

We get it. Equity and inclusion can sometimes feel like abstract concepts—and when met with altruistic intentions and a greater sense of urgency to “make a difference,” action can feel overwhelming…

Let’s Get Practical: Addressing Gender Pay Inequity

by Mary-Frances Winters | May 30, 2019 | 0

I am frustrated that we continue to need new legislation to mandate pay equality for women. It seems like an easy fix to me. We do, however, have a long history in the US of legislative attempts dating back to World War II.