What are the KPIs used for measuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

In this article you will find the KPIs for measuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an HR.

What are the KPIs used for measuring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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As a people leader, you're probably wondering how to measure your initiatives and track your progress. You need to report your results and you are wondering what to measure.

You can't improve what you don't measure.

What this quote tells us is that you need to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be able to improve in specific areas and showcase the progress to the team.

In a series of articles we will go through the KPIs that are associated with Human Resources specialists in different categories such as Compensation and Benefits, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, HR Service Delivery, Workforce Planning and Analytics, Performance Management, Onboarding and Training, Compliance and Risk Management, Recruitment and Staffing, Employee Engagement and Satisfaction.

Today we're looking closer at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Here are the 15 KPIs to look at for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an HR:

  1. Diversity Representation: The percentage of employees
    from different backgrounds and characteristics.
  2. Pay Equity Ratio: The comparison of pay between
    different employee groups.
  3. Promotion Rate by Demographic Group: The percentage of
    employees from different groups who are promoted.
  4. Diversity and Inclusion Training Participation Rate: The
    percentage of employees who take part in diversity and
    inclusion training.
  5. Employee Resource Group Participation Rate: The
    percentage of employees who take part in employee resource
    groups.
  6. Inclusion Survey Score: How included and valued
    employees feel at work.
  7. Bias Incident Report Rate: The number of reported bias
    incidents compared to the total number of employees.
  8. Accessibility Compliance Score: How well the
    company meets accessibility standards.
  9. Supplier Diversity Ratio: The percentage of suppliers
    from diverse backgrounds.
  10. Diversity Recruitment Ratio: The percentage of
    diverse candidates in the recruitment process.

Feel free to use these KPIs for your reporting, we hope it was useful for you!