Between 2018 and 2019, there has been no progress toward closing the gender pay gap according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recently released data. Still, the average working woman earns $0.82 for every dollar a white man earns. When broken down by race, the gaps widen further for many women…
Tag: Glass Ceiling
What’s Keeping Women from the C-Suite?
Women now lead 167 of the country’s top 3,000 companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. That number has doubled from a decade ago, but it is still under 6%. The issue lies within the pipeline that leads to the top. Though women receive promotions and fill executive seats, they’re…
Rutgers University Makes History With New Law School Dean
Kimberly Mutcherson, a brilliant bioethicist and health law scholar, has made history by becoming the first woman, first African-American and first LGBTQ person to be named co-dean of Rutgers Law School in Camden, N.J. Previously, Mutcherson was vice dean at the law school. Through an impeccable work ethic, Mutcherson worked…
Archived: Asian Americans Scarce Among Silicon Valley Executives
By Michael Nam Photo by Shutterstock A new report released by the Ascend Foundation, a Pan-Asian non-profit advocacy group, described another aspect of Silicon Valley’s well-documented issues with diversity. Asians nearly equal whites in staff roles in the five major tech companies that were researched but hit a “glass ceiling”…
Archived: Study: Women Who Smile Less Could Be Promoted More
By Manuel McDonnell Smith Art Family/Photoshop New research shows that smiling less could be key to more career success for women. At a symposium hosted by Germany’s Technische Universitt Mnchen (TUM), researchers shared their discovery of several interesting insights into the selection and assessment of leaders in both business and…
Archived: Glass Ceilings: There Are Companies Without Them
Luke Visconti’s Ask the White Guy column is a top draw on DiversityInc.com. Visconti, the founder and CEO of DiversityInc, is a nationally recognized leader in diversity management. In his popular column, readers who ask Visconti tough questions about race/culture, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability and age can expect smart,…