Mentorship: By the Numbers

White mentor guiding a younger man

In celebration of National Mentoring Month, Fair360 examined mentoring representation data in the latest edition of By the Numbers.

How to Set Your CDO Up for Success 

A CDO sitting at the head of a table during a business meeting

Supporting the success of CDOs and equivalent roles can shape a company’s culture and fairness initiatives. The corporate approach to inclusion also has the power to drive social perceptions.  

2024 Top 50 Survey Prep

Fair360 Top 50 Companies for Workplace Fairness logo

In this Top 50 survey prep webinar, Erik Moyer, Director of Reporting and Analytics at Fair360, discussed how to prepare for the survey and what’s new in the 2024 edition.

2024 Trends in Workplace Fairness

2024 Workplace Trends

Workplace fairness is an ongoing effort that must be periodically reevaluated. Fair360 compiled research and spoke with experts to understand some trends shaping workplaces in 2024. 

2024 Top 50 Survey Prep

Wide shot of the ballroom at the Fair360 Top 50 event

The Fair360 Top 50 Companies survey is the ultimate assessment of workplace fairness in corporate America. A recent Fair360 webinar highlighted updates to the assessment for 2024.

By the Numbers: Black Americans and SCOTUS  

Supreme Court and SCOTUS

The relationship between Black Americans and the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is intricate and multifaceted, encompassing a range of statistical insights and pivotal moments.  

Top 50 Companies’ Workplace Fairness Priorities

Workplace priorities

Every year, as part of the Fair360 Top 50 Companies survey, organizations are invited to share their workplace fairness priorities for the upcoming year. These commitments help shape the direction of future organizational strategies for cultivating better inclusion in the workplace. 

Career Advice: Erich Spencer – The Importance of Being Authentic

Erich Spencer, Medtronic

Are you finding it difficult to rise up the leadership ranks? Erich Spencer, Senior Director of Global Inclusion Diversity and Equity and Guide Business Partners at Medtronic (No. 2  on Fair360 2023 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) spoke how being authentic can help employees grow as a leader.

Navigating DEI’s Challenging Environment and Setting Goals for 2024

Headshots of Dr. Chloe Lemelle and Laura Neuenschwander who were panelists for a webinar on workplace fairness goals

Laura Neuenschwander, Senior Director of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at Medtronic and Dr. Chloe Lemelle, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at AT&T discussed how companies can navigate the current environment for DEI and set actionable and realistic goals for 2024.

How the Broken Career Ladder Holds Back Women in Leadership

A woman in leadership attempting to walk up precariously spaced stairs

Despite near 50/50 representation between men and women in the total workforce at Fair360 Top 50 companies in 2023, women in leadership roles are noticeably underrepresented. Barriers to promotion and a high turnover rate represent a broken career ladder that limits the opportunities for women in leadership. The inequity is present in the broader corporate…

Career Advice: Shannon Jones – How to Develop Leadership Skills

In this week’s installment of our Career Advice video series, Linda Bell, Head of Content at Fair360, spoke with Shannon Jones, Director, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Wellness at Kaiser Permanente (a Hall of Fame company.) Jones shared how the company’s leadership development program helped her grow in her career. “The Strategic Leadership Program focused not on…

Tying Executive Compensation to DEI Goals: Putting Money Where Your Mouth Is

Man handing another man a paycheck

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a relative newcomer to the key performance metrics (KPIs) used to determine executive compensation. The seeds of that trend were planted with the introduction of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the mid-2000s. As early as 2006, Fortune 500 companies have incorporated ESG metrics into their executive compensation models.

Career Advice: Cara Anderson – Prioritizing Mental Health at Work

Cara Anderson, Marriott

In this week’s installment of our Career Advice video series, Linda Bell, Head of Content at Fair360, spoke with Cara Anderson, Senior Manager of Multicultural Affairs, Global Communications and Public Affairs at Marriott International (a Hall of Fame company). Anderson spoke about the challenges she experienced in navigating her mental health and career growth. “Mental…

Making Mentorship Work: The Benefits for Women and Minorities

Group of women in office setting

Mentorship programs in the last year have seen steady growth for Fair360’s Top 50 companies, even as they have declined for all companies that participated in the survey. In 2023, 98% of Top 50 companies utilized a formal mentorship program. This is an increase of 2% from 2022. By contrast, formal mentorship has decreased for…