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New Report: API Mental Health at Work
Ascend has released the first in a 3-part series of reports focused on the state of API mental health and well-being in the workplace and beyond. The series of reports addresses unique cultural stressors like the rise of anti-Asian hate in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as universal themes like work-life balance, gender inequities, and how companies can support the well-being of employees.
January 2024
Barely a Crack in the Asian Glass Ceiling
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.
Asian Executive Representation in the Fortune 100
The available Fortune 100 EEO-1 data reveals that although Asians are well represented in the Professional workforce in the largest US companies, they are not being represented proportionally in the executive ranks.
Elevating Asian-Black Allyship in Corporate America
This paper highlights the areas needing greater attention in the workplace to promote better relations between different multicultural groups, especially for AAPIs and Blacks in the United States (U.S.).
2021 Women CEOs in America Report
Ascend, C200, Catalyst, and Women Business Collaborative (WBC) released the second annual report highlighting Women CEOs in America. The number for women in leadership moved up to 8.2% in the Fortune 500 from 6.6% in 2019.
Model Minority Myth & The Double-Edged Sword
This paper addresses the narrative of Asian Americans being perceived as the "model minority" and how this stereotype masks the bias that Asian Americans face in the workplace, in schools, and in the communities.
