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The gender pay gap isn’t budging enough, but the best companies close it

HRExecutive

However, a significant portion of the gap remains unexplained and is often attributed to systemic discrimination and bias. Since 2017, the gender pay gap has decreased from 18% to 15%, but no net progress has been made since 2020. Why pay equity matters Pay equity is not just a matter of fairness or legal compliance.

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Diversity recruiting: Two heads are better than one

Business Management Daily

In 2017, a team of economic scientists decided to ask that question by submitting resumes with traditionally Black and white names to 108 different U.S. Despite identical resume content, over 30 percent of companies in the study discriminated against Black applicants by name alone (one interpretation puts that number over 60 percent).

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How unconscious bias in the workplace can influence our judgment

Talogy

So, while it is evolutionarily useful, unconscious bias in the workplace can lead to reduced objectivity, ineffective decisions, and even discrimination. However, at its heart, bias is an outcome of implicit cognitive processes that help us process information efficiently.

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Can ChatGPT Write a Good Job Description?

Ongig

For instance, if it was trained on data from 2017 to 2019, it will only use that data. For use cases like roles in digital marketing or data analysis, avoid any language that could unintentionally discriminate against candidates in protected groups. Reliance on outdated data ChatGPT relies on data that it was fed or trained on.

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Bad Culture At Work: Signs And Strategies To Improve Your Workplace

Empuls

Poor psychological safety significantly impacts employee well-being and organizational performance. -> It also revealed that toxic behaviors—such as discrimination, bullying, and lack of inclusion—create environments where employees feel disengaged.

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Why now is the time for pay equity audits

HR Brew

Although pay discrimination is illegal, identifying and addressing pay equity problems within a company can be a difficult hurdle. It started back with Title VII [of the Civil Rights Act] in the 1960s when discrimination became illegal, and pay discrimination is one of the most common,” Bussing said.

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How the outcome of the 2024 election might impact your HR policies

HR Brew

Trump took a hard stance against diversity training at the federal level when he was first in office between 2017 and 2021, banning specific trainings for government workers. Experts warned then that Trump-led changes to the flow of immigration could affect the US labor supply and, by extension, people professionals.

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