What does it mean to be an ally? And how can you leverage these lessons to help bolster allyship in the workplace?While there may be several interpretations, at its core, being an ally requires a person of privilege, to use that privilege to help remove barriers and challenge systems that continue to negatively impact marginalized groups. Being an ally means that you commit ...
Conversations related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace have significantly ramped up in recent years. Commitments have been made by organizations and business leaders in mission statements, advertisements, and internal memos. However, too often the promises made have not fully come to fruition. And that’s cause for concern for several important reaso...
Meaningful and profound changes take time, commitment, and continued focus. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion isn’t just a noble cause grounded in the most virtuous of intentions; it also makes solid business sense. Through our own research, 24 Seven Talent found that 84% of employees find it important for their employer to have a proven track record for prioritizing DEI whi...
We wondered: a year after the Summer of 2020, do people feel that Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is still an organizational priority at their company? What actions and progress do employees say their employers are making toward advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace? To find out, 24 Seven surveyed 500 professionals in the Marketing, Creative, and T...
Everyone relies on implicit bias as they move through life. Implicit biases are shortcuts our brain takes to make snap judgments about people and situations. It’s implicit because we are usually unaware that we are filtering thoughts, attitudes, and choices through lived experiences, beliefs, attitudes, and assumptions. Our unconscious filtering system is shaped by ideas we ...
Latest 24 Seven Survey Takes the Pulse of DEI in the Workplace24 Seven surveyed hundreds of professionals working in the Marketing, Tech, Beauty, Fashion & Retail sectors to learn how companies have responded to the recent heightened social awareness of systematic racism. National polls suggest that the Black Lives Matter movement has become one of the largest in U.S. histor...
The latest horrifyingly tragic events that resulted in more deaths of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement have elevated racial injustice and societal disparities in the global consciousness. Many companies – including 24 Seven – have renewed their commitment to championing change in the workplace and society. While organizations figure out their improved diversit...
