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Be Equal champions diversity and inclusion for everyone. Join us as we drive progress for people in every community.

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Asian American Inclusion in the Workplace
Leaders explore challenges and what enables success.

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Untapped Potential: The Hispanic Talent Advantage
There is arguably no more compelling—or obvious—opportunity in the realm of human capital than the untapped talent of the Hispanic community in the United States.

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Racial Equity in Design
Listen to the lived experiences, and learn what it means to be Black in the field of design.

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Women in the Workplace
Based on data from 423 companies employing 12 million people, Women in the Workplace is the largest study on the state of women in corporate America.

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The economic state of Black America: What is and what could be
This comprehensive report looks at multiple economic realities Black Americans face and the opportunities in closing these racial gaps.

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Veteran Diversity Data
Explore applied findings from the IBV's veteran diversity data.

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Race in the Workplace
Advancing racial equity in the workplace is a system-level challenge.

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Striving for authenticity
LGBTQ+ professionals in the US experience enduring discrimination—and broader inclusion—in the workplace.

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    IBMers in career accelerator programs

  • 13K

    IBM mentors and coaches

  • $470M

    in total giving

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Be Progressive

1914

IBM hired its first employee with a disability, 59 years before the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and 76 years before the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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1953

IBM wrote its first Equal Opportunity Policy, one year before the Brown decision invalidating “separate but equal” in public education and 11 years ahead of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in the U.S.

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1975

IBM Office Products Division develops a Selectric typing element for Athabascan languages. IBM worked with non-profit, Native American literacy organization, Ak E Elchiigi, to develop a suitable typing element.

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1984

IBM became one of the first companies to include sexual orientation as part of its commitment to nondiscrimination.