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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.
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.
Race, Gender & The Double Glass Ceiling: An Analysis of EEOC National Workforce Data
Analysis of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data (2018) Executive Parity Index (EPI) highlights the causes that are limiting advancement for Asians, Blacks and Latinx into executive levels.
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.
