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New Report: API Mental Health at Work
November 2024
Ascend has released the final 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.
New Study: Ascend ATLAS
The Ascend Asian Talent and Leadership Advancement Study (ATLAS) is a comprehensive study taking a holistic look at API workforce issues.
In partnership with Professor Jackson Lu of MIT Sloan School of Management, the ATLAS collects data from companies and employees so that we can identify and share innovative best practices to help employers build more equitable, inclusive workplaces.
The Illusion of Asian Success: Scant Progress for Minorities in Cracking the Glass Ceiling from 2007-2015
Analysis of the aggregate EEOC tech workforce 2007-2015 data for Asians, Hispanics and Blacks in the San Francisco Bay Area finds scant progress in improving upward management mobility for minority men and women.
Lost in Aggregation: The Asian Reflection in the Glass Ceiling
This report takes a closer analysis of U.S. EEOC workplace data sets disaggregated by race and gender and finds that professional Asian American men and women are the least likely to become executives in industry.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian American Leaders in Silicon Valley
Hidden in Plain Sight: Asian American Leaders in Silicon Valley analyzes the leadership pipeline using the 2013 employment data filed with the U.S. EEOC by five major Silicon Valley-based companies.
The Failure of Asian Success - Five Years Later
This 2014 report explores the lack of Asian American executives in Bay Area Fortune 500 companies. It identifies underdeveloped leadership skills as a key factor.
The Failure of Asian Success in the Bay Area: Asians as Corporate Executive Leaders
This report reveals the limited executive pipeline for Asians, exposing a leadership failure in the Asian executive community, known to the workforce but not to corporate management.
