The Inclusion@Work Annual Report Series set out to help executive leadership find answers about DEI. The seven reports cover various racial groups, gender, generations, and regions and present groundbreaking analysis which shows the value workers of different backgrounds associate with DEI. This report focuses on Asian American workers. The findings can be used to provide benchmarks for business leaders as they develop future plans and budgets.

The Inclusion@Work survey was utilized to produce seven annual reports. They cover a wide range of topics, including racial groups, gender, generations, and regions, presenting groundbreaking analysis of the tangible value workers of different backgrounds associate with DEI. These findings can serve as benchmarks for business leaders as they develop plans and allocate budgets for the future. This particular annual report focuses on gender at work.

The Inclusion@Work Annual Report Series set out to help executive leadership find answers about DEI. The seven reports cover various racial groups, gender, generations, and regions and present groundbreaking analysis which shows the value workers of different backgrounds associate with DEI. This report focuses on Black American workers. The findings can be used to provide benchmarks for business leaders as they develop future plans and budgets.

Throughout the challenging times since the COVID-19 pandemic, with anti-Asian hate and economic instability, we continue to amplify the core tenets of the 5-point Action Agenda and through the Ascend Impact Fund, we put greater focus on advocacy, allyship, education, mobilization and thought leadership to foster a culture of belonging. Guided by our commitment to building holistic Pan-Asian business leaders and empowering them to drive workplace and societal impact, we share highlights of some of our work in this newly released Ascend Impact Report.

Ascend, C200, Catalyst, and Women Business Collaborative (WBC) releases the third annual report highlighting Women CEO’s in America. This year, women CEOs in the Fortune 500 are 8.8% and we recognize the industries in which women CEOs are rising.

Since we began quantitative analysis of the Asian glass ceiling seven years ago, Ascend finds that in 93% of the 124 companies we analyzed, Asians still have not broken through the glass ceiling to the executive level.