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EEO: Everything you need to know to be an equal opportunity employer
An Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) promotes fairness and prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on protected character...

Unconscious bias in recruitment: How can you remove it?
Unconscious bias in recruitment refers to forming opinions about candidates based on first impressions or irrelevant criteria. I...

Disability inclusion in the workplace: removing the barriers to finding top talent
Is disability and inclusion in the workplace important? In the 2011 Report on Disability, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking ...

Why should employers care about the gender pay gap?
Businesses do not profit from the gender pay gap. It hurts them. But, the way the gender pay gap is framed by activists hurts th...

Why EEO statements fall short
An Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) statement reflects a company's commitment to diversity and equal opportunity. However, it's ...

How to foster workplace diversity
Fostering workplace diversity involves creating an environment where all employees feel valued and can thrive. This can be achie...

What does Massachusetts’ equal pay law mean for employers?
Will Massachusetts be the first state to close the gender pay gap? On August 1, the state passed the most robust equal pay law t...

How innovative companies combat unconscious hiring bias
On June 28, at the third installment of our Workable Ideas speaker series, we learned about effective strategies for reducing bi...

Diversity in the workplace: the case for building a diverse team
Building a diverse team is not about recruiting people based on qualities they were born with. It’s also not about giving underr...