Mar 20, 2021Best Practices to Increase Engagement, Productivity, Retention, and InnovationBy Pamela Coukos — It’s been over a year since noted journalist and scholar Pamela Newkirk published Diversity, Inc., an essential account of the promises many companies made to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion, the billions spent on programs and initiatives over five decades, and the huge gap that still remains in fulfilling those…Diversity5 min readDiversity5 min read
Feb 9, 2021How the SEC Can Harness Shareholder Power to Support Racial and Gender Equity Through a DEI IndexAuthors: Pam Coukos and Cyrus Mehri On its very first day, the Biden-Harris Administration made racial justice and equity, and principles of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, top priorities on its agenda. The first of the 17 Day One Executive Orders committed to advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities…Diversity4 min readDiversity4 min read
Feb 4, 2019Celebrating Black History Month 2019: Some Civil Rights Leaders Who Inspire Us at Working IDEALBy Pamela Coukos, co-founder and CEO, Working IDEAL In honor of Black History Month, we are shining a light on a few of the civil rights heroes who inspire us. These Black women and men stood up for workers’ rights and civil rights, and worked tirelessly for progress on racial…Black History Month3 min readBlack History Month3 min read
Nov 30, 2018The #Google Walkout Demands Are Transformational. Google — and Everyone Else — Should Fully Adopt ThemPamela Coukos, CEO, Working IDEAL A few weeks ago, upwards of 20,000 employees walked off the job at Google with a transformational call for change. Organizers released a set of demands for transparent, accountable and effective responses to workplace harassment and discrimination that provide a best practices roadmap to workplace…Diversity5 min readDiversity5 min read
Oct 23, 2018Making California’s New Gender Inclusion Law for Boards of Directors A SuccessBy Cyrus Mehri Governor Brown and the California Legislature took a major step to advance the U.S. economy by requiring publicly traded companies based in California to have at least two female members on their boards of directors by 2021. The wisdom of this new law is beyond reproach. As…Diversity3 min readDiversity3 min read
Mar 5, 2018Can “Inclusion Waivers” Create More Equal Opportunity in Hollywood?By Pamela Coukos & Cyrus Mehri Image from Wikimedia Commons Last night, when Frances McDormand accepted her Oscar, she brought a new phrase to our workplace equality lexicon — calling on the industry to adopt “Inclusion Riders.” Based on an idea from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, an Inclusion Rider sets…Diversity4 min readDiversity4 min read
Feb 12, 2018Decades of Well-Meaning Responses to Sexual Harassment Have Failed. Can We Do Better?Decades of Well-Meaning Responses to Sexual Harassment Have Failed. Can We Do Better? Pamela Coukos, JD, PhD It’s finally out there for everyone to see. Not just that sexual harassment and sexual assault pervades the workplace — but that decades of well-meaning responses have failed. Sexual harassment training has little…Sexual Harassment4 min readSexual Harassment4 min read
