All signs point to an uptick in “femtech,” the all-purpose term that is applied to technology dealing with women’s health. More money is being invested in the sector, more enterprises are emerging, and there is, finally, a greater awareness of women’s healthcare needs.
Existing research has shown that moving up the socioeconomic ladder is becoming more difficult, and class bias has been shown to impact lifetime earnings. Few studies have investigated the workplace experience of those from different socioeconomic backgrounds. To fill this knowledge gap, the authors conducted a study on first-generation professionals (FGPs). Here’s what they learned about FGPs and what company leaders can do to support them.
To better understand the uniqueness of the current transgender experience, and to add to a sparse but growing body of analysis about this community, McKinsey conducted research that provides new insights into the participation, plight, and precarity of transgender people at work in the US.
The biopharma industry has long ignored the community or failed to bring LGBTQ+ employees together in a systematic and organized way. Most companies don’t have LGBTQ+ employee resource groups. The percentage of biotechs with one dropped from 76% in 2019 to 56% in 2020, according to a BIO report published in June.
Just yesterday, Fast Company wrote that tech has an ageism problem and suggested three things people 40 and over should do to stay relevant. Spoiler alert: These tips apply to anyone of any age. But what’s important is that people are finally addressing the elephant in the room–workplace age bias and discrimination and the plethora of myths, assumptions and stereotypes that drive them.
