Candice Morgan

In today’s workplace, diversity is more than just a buzzword; it’s a way to build a stronger business. At Pinterest, we understand that diverse teams yield smarter, more innovative results, which are essential in the competitive, dynamic tech industry.

But businesses have long struggled to increase diversity across all levels. For nearly a decade, I worked at Catalyst, a nonprofit focused on helping women advance in the workplace, consulting with progressive companies who began… Show more

In today’s workplace, diversity is more than just a buzzword; it’s a way to build a stronger business. At Pinterest, we understand that diverse teams yield smarter, more innovative results, which are essential in the competitive, dynamic tech industry.

But businesses have long struggled to increase diversity across all levels. For nearly a decade, I worked at Catalyst, a nonprofit focused on helping women advance in the workplace, consulting with progressive companies who began investing in diversity initiatives in the ‘90s. The tech industry joined the diversity movement to diversify their workforces far later, after being scrutinized for its stark lack of gender and ethnic diversity. What brought me to Pinterest was a bold move I hadn’t seen previously: in 2015, the company decided to set public, challenging goals to increase hiring rates of women and employees from underrepresented ethnic groups. Show less

Managers play an important role in defining organizational culture, and they have a particularly significant impact on the experiences of inclusion on their teams. As a part of our broader efforts to design an inclusive culture, we want to equip managers with the skills and tools they need to lead inclusively. In order to do that effectively, we must start by understanding more about how our managers lead now. As part of Inclusion Labs, we worked with our partners at Paradigm to conduct this… Show more

Managers play an important role in defining organizational culture, and they have a particularly significant impact on the experiences of inclusion on their teams. As a part of our broader efforts to design an inclusive culture, we want to equip managers with the skills and tools they need to lead inclusively. In order to do that effectively, we must start by understanding more about how our managers lead now. As part of Inclusion Labs, we worked with our partners at Paradigm to conduct this research. Show less

Based on extensive work with companies in developing KPIs to drive accountability for diversity, this tool was written as a step-by-step, guided approach to show companies how to apply a diversity lens to workforce statistics data. The guide focuses on five fundamental metrics - representation, hiring, turnover, promotions, and time in position. In writing this tool, I focus not only on the 'how' but the 'why' - the insights you can gain by understanding the root causes behind differences in… Show more

Based on extensive work with companies in developing KPIs to drive accountability for diversity, this tool was written as a step-by-step, guided approach to show companies how to apply a diversity lens to workforce statistics data. The guide focuses on five fundamental metrics - representation, hiring, turnover, promotions, and time in position. In writing this tool, I focus not only on the 'how' but the 'why' - the insights you can gain by understanding the root causes behind differences in the career trajectories of men and women across your global workforce. Show less

This guidebook provides companies with strategies to advance women in the corporate sector, particularly in the areas of recruitment, advancement, work-life effectiveness, and leadership accountability. While the guidebook focuses on investment banking, sales and trading, and capital markets, the solutions provided support any corporate environment where women are underrepresented as leaders. The solutions are based on expertise from Catalyst's strategic advisors and Award winning member… Show more

This guidebook provides companies with strategies to advance women in the corporate sector, particularly in the areas of recruitment, advancement, work-life effectiveness, and leadership accountability. While the guidebook focuses on investment banking, sales and trading, and capital markets, the solutions provided support any corporate environment where women are underrepresented as leaders. The solutions are based on expertise from Catalyst's strategic advisors and Award winning member companies - 50 inclusive company practices and over 120 recommendations are provided.

See my blog post here: http://www.catalyst.org/blog/catalyzing/intent-impact-action-plan-gender-diversity Show less