5 things / pay equity

Here's our weekly summary of my favorite things that I learned this week related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and corporate social responsibility. As always, I look for positive news and best practices to share. Follow along with #1ThingILearnedToday on LinkedIn or Twitter:

#5ThingsILearnedThisWeek:

• The retailer Nordstrom, which has 74,000 employees achieved pay equity on the basis of race and gender for all employees.
  
  

• The Associated Press updated its Stylebook to recommend that journalists no longer use qualifying words (such as racially charged and racially motivated) for racism. They are also recommending that the hyphen be removed in African American, and similar terms, because the hyphen divides, not connects.
  
  

• Google Earth's Voyager program has a new initiative to preserve and promote 50+ indigenous languages and cultures.
  
  

• 4 U.S. states (California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Colorado) now require that schools that accept public funding must teach LGBTQ inclusive history. Maryland is next. This means that the roles and contributions of notable LGBTQ people will be integrated into history class.
  
  

• Morgan Stanley research indicates that companies that employee more women yield annual higher stock returns than less diverse companies.