A study from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law has provided some sobering statistics about the experiences of LGBTQ+ employees, including that 47% of LGBTQ+ workers have experienced ...

April 2025 data from digital platform WorkL indicates that while workplace happiness increased slightly for heterosexual workers in 2025, it decreased for LGBTQ+ workers — suggesting a change in the ...

As Women’s Equality Day approaches, we are reminded that women have made great progress in many areas yet still face gender-based discrimination in the workplace. Workplace discrimination based on ...

Women today make up nearly half of the U.S. labor force, and yet they still frequently face discrimination and harassment in the workplace. 1 A 2022 poll finds that nearly 1 in 3 women were “very ...

When Rachel Rasmussen, then a Boeing crane mechanic, reported that her manager had made an anti-gay joke, she suddenly found herself facing a one-day suspension over parking tickets. Later, Rasmussen ...

Return-to-office mandates are spreading across North America, with Canada's major banks, the Ontario government, Amazon and Facebook calling employees back into the office. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

More than 70% of HR professionals agree that women face discrimination in the labor market, according to a March 12 report from the Society for Human Resource Management. Although 75% of organizations ...

Ageism in the workplace occurs when someone is treated unfairly or unfavorably because of their age. It may involve an employee being passed over for promotion or being prevented from taking on ...

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued resource documentation titled “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work,” “What To Do If You Experience Discrimination ...

Everyone deserves to have a job to earn a living and care for the ones they love. As such, there are laws that guarantee you protection from discrimination by your employer. Employers are forbidden ...

Experiencing or even suspecting age discrimination can leave job seekers and employees questioning how to move forward. For established professionals, the possibility that age could influence ...

Laura Doering receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Institute for Gender and the Economy at Rotman, and the Lee-Chin Institute. András Tilcsik has ...