DEI Resources for Business: Associations, Online Communities, & Data/Rankings
Professional Associations
Professional associations are great places to find discipline-specific resources on DEI. Do a site search with keywords like diversity, DEI, social justice, gender, racial, minority, etc.. Also check with any specific divisions, committees, caucuses, interest groups, or round tables within the association. Below are some examples:
Government Websites & Online Communities
Government Websites:
- EEOC EEO-1 DataJob Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry (EEO-1). 2018 data are available.
- EEOC Special ReportsBased on EEO-1 data, such as [group] (e.g., African Americans, women, etc.) in the American Workforce, Diversity in the Finance Industry, etc..
- Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey"National labor force statistics with demographic characteristics."
- Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)"Dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises". Part of Department of Commerce.
- Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)"Selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status."
- SBA Resources for Specific GroupsResources for businesses owned by women, Native Americans, minorities, veterans, LGBTs.
- SBA Office of AdvocacyDo a site search using keywords like minority, demographics, women, Hispanic, etc.
Other Websites and Online Communities:
- Catalyst: Workplaces that Work for WomenLists Women CEO's of the S&P 500, as well as a wealth of reports and data on women in business.
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation"Publishes special reports addressing key public policy issues affecting the global black community."
Databases with Corporate Diversity Data
- Execucomp via WRDSUnder Compustat - Capital IQ -> Execucomp -> Annual Compensation -> Executive Information -> Gender
- ISS via WRDSBoard of Directors. ISS: Institutional Shareholder Services -> Directors -> includes gender (Female?) and ethnicity data.
Company Diversity Rankings
- Corporate Equality Index"National benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees."
- DIVERSITYINC Hall of Fame CompaniesTop 50 Companies for Diversity List.
- Diversity ReportsDiversity data (race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.) by company, either self-reported or pulled directly from public diversity reports.
- JUST CapitalRanks companies on diversity, social justice, and climate issues.
- LatinaStyle 50Best companies to work for in the US for Latinas.
- Working Mother Best Companies ListRankings of women/dad/family-friendly companies as well as Best Practices Inclusion Index Organizations.
Create a List of Companies with Women/Minority Executives
- Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
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Advanced Search -> apply the Executive Gender and/or Executive Ethnicity criteria
- Crunchbase (free version; PSU doesn't have a full subscription)Company directory that covers startups and other private companies. Apply the Diversity Spotlight filter under Overview. ** Also offers free or discounted access to their full data through their Academic Research Access Program (faculty and graduate students only).