Tag: women in leadership

The Future in Field is Female: How to Cultivate Diversity in Field-Based Industries

By Jill Davie, TEAM Software May 20, 2024 HR Perspectives

Updated: May 20, 2024

The labor participation rate for women in the United States has steadily increased since the plummets we experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s perhaps because of that positive trend that this next statistic will sound so troubling: As recently as last year, women only made up around 31% of all employed persons in field service […]

How Verified Skills Can Help Close the Gender Gap in Leadership

By Bailey Showalter, VP of Talent Solutions at Credly, a business of Pearson Sep 7, 2022 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Sep 7, 2022

Work should work for us all. Instead, we’re seeing women report increased feelings of exhaustion and burnout. Women still get paid less than men. Women — especially women of color — receive promotions at a lower rate than men. And women in senior leadership are 1.5 times more likely to consider downshifting their careers or […]