Employers increasingly use skills evaluation over college degrees to fill jobs and increase diversity. Recent efforts from employers such as Apple, Walmart, and Cigna to eliminate degree requirements ...

If you give any leader the opportunity to increase their talent pool of potential employees by 15 percent—with all these new hires belonging to an underrepresented minority—they’d jump at the chance, ...

As part of our joint project “Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace,” Toshiya Kakiuchi, founder of the Osaka-based Mirairo Inc., a consulting firm that provides universal design services, ...

There’s a growing trend across industries when it comes to hiring—and in the age of information, you may be surprised to learn that involves having access to less information instead of more, in an ...

As the U.S. becomes increasingly polarized, diversity, equity and inclusion — also known as DEI — efforts have been promoted as a way to bridge social divides and promote a sense of belonging for ...

Years ago, I went to work for a women-owned and women-led company, whose employees were composed of 80-90% white women. It had a fantastic culture that was all about trust and high expectations, one ...

This article is excerpted from a Chronicle special report, “The Future of Diversity Training,” available in the Chronicle Store. D iversity-training programs are now practically a rite of passage for ...

Facing economic strain and social opposition, many companies are turning their sights from issues of gender equality in the workplace in favor of focusing on productivity. But these two issues are ...