Top 10 | Diversity & Inclusion

As 2022 draws to a close, we’re revisiting our most popular insights of the year. Today, we give you our best-read pieces on diversity and inclusion, which focus on topics including burnout, race in the workplace, and more. At No. 1. is Women in the Workplace 2022, a collaborative effort by Alexis Krivkovich, Wei Wei Liu, Hilary Nguyen, Ishanaa Rambachan, Nicole Robinson, Monne Williams, and Lareina Yee. Read on for our full top 10, and don't miss McKinsey Publishing's 2022 year in review for a month-by-month journey of some the year's biggest inflection points.

4. Race in the workplace: The frontline experience

Three of four frontline workers want to be promoted, but less than one in four achieves it. Companies can take targeted actions to better support these workers. Get new DEI insights 

5. ‘Making the world a better place never feels like work’: An interview with chief DEI officer Indhira Arrington

Ares Management’s first global chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer is building the company’s DEI strategy from the ground up. Here’s how she’s doing it. Be accountable 

6. Beyond gender: Promoting diversity in French companies

French companies want executives with diverse national origins and socioeconomic backgrounds. But they have had uneven success in achieving this goal. Work toward inclusivity 

7. Supporting employees in the work-life balancing act

Work-life balance often feels elusive. But same-gender working couples take different approaches to dividing responsibilities—have they cracked the code? Read more 

8. Active allyship: Do your LGBTQ+ employees feel supported and included?

Companies highlight their outreach efforts during Pride Month, but LGBTQ+ workers persistently report microaggressions and feelings of isolation at work. Here’s how LGBTQ+ employees report their workplace experience. Take notice 

9. Forward Thinking on democratizing technology with Anne-Marie Imafidon

“Having a computer science degree should not be a prerequisite for being one of the only people in control of what happens next. It’s about democratizing. It’s about giving folks agency so we can make collective decisions about what happens next rather than it being that technical power race. I don’t know if we can call it race to the—I’m going to call it the bottom, race to the dystopia.” Break barriers 

10. Women Matter Mexico 2022: Lights and shadows of the pandemic

In Mexico’s workforce, the COVID-19 pandemic had more impact on women than on men. The experience suggests how flexibility, hybrid working, and effective communication can benefit everyone involved. Understand the challenges 

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