Tag: diversity
U.S. Companies Making Progress on Diversity, But Obstacles Remain, McKinsey Finds
Kevin Dolan, a partner at McKinsey and the co-author of the report “Diversity Wins,” says companies that have greater gender and ethnic...
Why Impact Investing Needs Intersectional Women’s Leadership
Metrics for gender lens investing need to incorporate an intersectional lens. Data on the number of women in leadership roles does not...
Can Impact Investing Build a More Diverse Orchestra?
Maybe the answer to the long-standing lack of diversity among fund managers is as simple as adopting the blind audition process of...
The Web Isn’t Working for Women Because of Online Trolls, Skewed...
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says web’s not working for women, citing accessibility issues, online harassment and biased algorithms The issues keep...
California Law on Boardroom Diversity Pays Off in Push for Gender...
California law on female directors seeks to boost equalityDiverse leadership has been shown to help public companies outperformGoldman Sachs, BlackRock are lending...
Women-Led, Values-Based Investing Has Gotten Hot — and Now Men Want...
Values-based investing has long been relegated to a back office, the province of predominantly female junior staffers.
Now it’s...
Intel Releases Gender Pay Gap Report as Startups Focusing on Diversity...
Intel released a detailed gender pay gap report, joining companies including Citigroup and Starbucks that are disclosing wage information in response to...
Wanted: Private Equity Firms Seek ESG Professionals in a Push to...
Private equity firms, responding to surging demand for ethical investing opportunities, plan on hiring more professionals focused on environmental, social and governance...
Solar Industry Takes Steps to Add Minorities as Workers and Consumers
The transition to a carbon-free future risks deepening racial inequality.
But two organizations will be trying to prevent this...
Racial Flaws in Facial Recognition Tools Show Up Again in ACLU...
Another study is saying facial recognition software is proving unreliable when dealing with people of color.The American Civil Liberties Union of California...
Top-Performing Black Fund Managers Likely to Face Bias, Study Says
Institutional investors are likely to rate white-led investment teams higher than those led by black fund managers that were equal in performance,...
TPG Buys Stake in Minority-Focused VC Firm Harlem Capital Partners
The burgeoning field of women and minority-focused invest firms is getting attention from major players, with early-stage VC firm Harlem Capital Partners...