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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.


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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.

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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.

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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.

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