The past five decades - spanning from the time when the Silent Generation (today, in their 70s and 80s) was entering adulthood to the adulthood of today's Millennials - have seen large shifts in U.S. society and culture. See this Business Insider article for more insights.
Sodexo (
No. 6 on the
DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list), has found that teams managed by a balanced mix of men and women are more successful across a range of measurements. The five-year, one-of-a-kind study of 70 entities across different functions represents 50,000 managers worldwide.
Operating margins, client satisfaction and employee retention, among other key performance indicators, were all higher among gender-balanced teams, meaning a ratio between 40% - 60% women to men.
Today, married couples in the United States are likely to have
similar educational and career backgrounds. So while the typical husband still earns more than his wife, spouses have increasingly similar incomes. But that changes once their first child arrives.
Immediately after the first birth, the pay gap between spouses doubles, according to a recent study - entirely driven by a drop in the mother's pay. Men's wages keep rising. The same pattern shows up in a variety of research.
But the recent study reveals a twist.
No company could be successful without its employees. Even the best product in the world needs to be backed by a company full of people who care about that product or service, work to make it accessible, and strive to keep it going. Yet, so many companies don't emphasize employee experience inside the workplace. Some business owners and CEOs may not see how spending money on a program to boost employee experience can be a strong investment.
A new Massachusetts law went into effect on Sunday that requires employers to offer "reasonable accommodations" to pregnant workers and makes it illegal to fire or refuse to hire a worker because of pregnancy.
Gov. Charlie Baker
signed the bill
in July 2017. A 1970 federal law says employers can't discriminate against pregnant employees, but says nothing about accommodations.
So what does the law mean for employers and their pregnant employees? Find out more.
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