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Research That Strengthens Your Business
Leaders want to create a culture of inclusion but often do not know what steps to take. With our clients and partners, Grads of Life consultants produce meaningful insights and research to help employers drive greater equity through strong skills-first talent practices and DEI strategies.

Show Me The Equal Money
Achieving pay equity is fundamental to driving a more equitable and inclusive labor market, but it can be more complicated than it seems.

Leveraging Opportunity Employment To Advance Racial Justice In Corporate America
Economic opportunity and racial justice are intrinsically linked, and employers have a significant role to play in advancing both.

5 Key Takeaways From HBS Seminar On The Future Of Work
Several workforce experts discuss the future of work during a seminar at Harvard Business School.

Black Lives Matter
Grads of Life supports every effort to end systemic racism and racial injustice in and out of the workplace.

Putting People First To Rebuild A Stronger Economy: A Conversation With Ochsner Health
How Ochsner Health has managed through the pandemic and downturn with equity at the center of their approach.

Rapid Innovation For A More Equitable Economy
COVID-19 has forced businesses to rapidly innovate in ways that might, and should, stick around.

The Shared Value Of Inclusive Economic Recovery
Economic recovery presents an opportunity for a reset: businesses should recognize the potential to create shared value for their organizations, employees, and communities.

COVID-19 widens the Opportunity Gap
COVID-19 has exacerbated inequity, making corporate action to protect and support employees more important than ever.

Putting People First: 3 Crisis Principles For Employers
Grads of Life created three Crisis Principles for Employers in response to the COVID-19 crisis to support equity-focused employers navigate the impacts of the virus.

Supporting Equity In The Transition To Remote Work
With remote work now mandated for a majority of the US workforce, employers must keep equity and inclusion in mind as they adapt to this new reality.

Opportunity Employment: Resilience In The Face Of Crisis
Exploring how Opportunity Employers responded to COVID-19.

Opportunity Employment: 4 Trends Being Escalated By COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a greater awareness of the value of inclusive business leadership.

How To Lead In A Time Of Crisis
How making the right decisions for employees and customers strengthens businesses during crisis and into the future.

Future Proof Your Workforce
Inclusive employment must be a central part of the growing movement for purpose-driven business.

Work Rebooted: Preparing For The Future Of Work
Learn about Bank of America’s approach to being an Opportunity Employer.
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