Netflix's 2021 Inclusion Update Reveals More Than Half of its Global Workforce is Female

In a blog post penned by the vice president of inclusion strategy Vernā Myers, the streamer revealed that for the first time since it began reporting the numbers in 2017, the majority (51.7%) of its worldwide workforce of 10,000 (up from 8,000 in 2020) are women. Similar proportions exist for women occupying director titles and above (51.1%) and those working in creative and corporate capacities (59.5%). Only in the technical departments are women a minority (37%), although they increased their share of representation in all these categories. Read More

How Female Hispanic Business Owners Are Fueling the Economy

Latina-owned small businesses are the fastest-growing segment of the business community in the United States, playing a key role in fueling the nation's economy. How do they do it? With perseverance, education, and a lot of guts. Read More

Tammy Williams testifies before Congress, stating, “Capital is the lifeline of business.”

“For every $1.00 raised by men at an early stage, women raise an average of $0.38. Black women raise just $0.02,” I went on to say. “For the average male, seed funding means a team, an operating budget and cushion for a pivot or two before finding the elusive product market fit. For the average woman, it likely means an outsourced team, an office in the local coffee shop and an idea that can slowly die on the vine due to limited resources.” This needs to change. Read More