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5 ways to fix your diversity, equity, and inclusion program

Companies rely on EEO-1 data on the racial, ethnic, and gender makeup of their workforce that they report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and maybe a few other internal statistics, to determine where they are on DEI. That’s not sufficient because self-reported data can be inaccurate. You need to incorporate other relevant data that goes beyond employee demographic makeup to build an effective DEI strategy.  If your company isn’t making the progress you’d like to see, you can change things up to get better results. Here are five ways to tune up your company’s DEI program. Here are five ways to tune up your company’s DEI program . DON’T IGNORE CONTEXT DIG INTO THE NUMBERS DON’T BE AFRAID OF AI SET TRANSPARENT GOALS AND SHARE THEM WITH EMPLOYEES ELIMINATE BIAS AND BOTTLENECKS Data and advanced analytics have transformed the way companies do business, and with the right metrics and technology, you can make lasting, positive changes on the diversity front, too. Intereste...

Women make up 35% of employees of Fortune 500 companies: Report

  The   People Matters   workplace destination for thousands of HR and Recruiting professionals reports on key facts from Talenya’s Fortune 500 Report. The  Fortune 500 Diversity Report  by Talenya details the highest and the lowest-performing industries and companies among the Fortune 500 based on key diversity-related KPIs. Leveraging innovative AI and machine learning technology for in-depth analysis of diversity metrics in the context of employee tenure, churn risk, internal mobility and participation in management roles, Talenya in its latest report provides a snapshot of leading company diversity metrics for Q1 2021. Gender Diversity Overview As per the report, women only make up 35% of employees of Fortune 500 companies, and only 23%-28% of employees among the least performing industries. While Black employees make up 10% of Fortune 500 employees, they still make up only 5%-8% of employees among the least performing industries. In terms of internal mobili...

Why The NYT covered Talenya’s Diversity AI

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The facts are simple.  Diversity is a big issue we’re all united behind.  CEO’s of top companies worldwide have pledged commitment to increase diversity in the workforce. Yet, recruiters and diversity professionals are struggling to keep up with these promises.  These gaps between “realities” and “end goals” offer great journalistic opportunities, and with the strong diversity awakening triggered by many unfortunate 2020 events, the press is keen to get hold on top stories, new data, revolutionary technologies, and latest trends that offer their readers breaking news. The NYT, like other major media outlets, interviewed our Gal Almog, Talenya’s CEO & Founder, to discover a new AI technology powered by data, that helps professionals in their pursuit of a more diverse workforce. They decided to cover Talenya in an piece headlined  Another obstacle to workforce diversity   that highlights our technology plus key findings from  our latest study . Written by...