Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series sharing insight from Employers Council professionals on the past year and the year ahead. Human r esource s professionals like you are often expected to resolve workplace challenges...
Juneteenth , officially recognized by the federal government as Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorates the day the last group of enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas , were freed on June 19, 186 5 . Even though the Emancipation Proclamation had been...
Words have power . L anguage and the meanings we attach to words can influence the way we interact with others in the workplace and society at-large . W ord choice can reflect unconscious bias , the underlying attitudes and stereotypes people unconsciously attribute to...
S upporting employees has gotten more complex since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That expanded lens now includes exploration of how to foster a sense of belonging or creat e more identity for all employees . Employers can foster belonging in...
It is now common to see gender pronouns on business cards, social media, and email signatures. This practice is to clarify what gender pronoun to use, such as “he,” “him,” “she,” or “her,” instead of a person’s name, when talking about that individual. Using a person's identified pronouns is a...
Diversity encompasses and embraces the differences we each bring to the workplace. One area of diversity is gender. Gender , while often used interchangeably with sex, refers specifically to the behavioral, cultural, psychological, and social traits typically associated with one sex rather than...
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) can be an emotional and very personal topic. DEI efforts can challenge our own beliefs and assumptions about people and how we communicate and collaborate. Accepting change can be uncomfortable, and employees do not always welcome it. Don’t give up:...
The Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade leaves regulation of abortion care to the states and may have extensive impacts on employers. Although the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization does not explicitly require anything on behalf of most employers, the ripple...
In June of 2021, Congress declared Juneteenth National Independence Day, often called Juneteenth, a federal holiday. That was the first time that a new federal holiday was announced in the United States in nearly four decades. Juneteenth is the annual holiday that commemorates June 19 th , 1865,...
We have seen state and federal laws get more specific around gender expression and protections in the past few years. For example, Colorado's anti-discrimination act was amended last year to add gender expression and gender identity. In 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v....
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