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IIWF Releases Brief on Equity-Focused Career Counseling

As part of its ongoing series about building an inclusive, thriving workforce, the Indiana Institute for Working Families released a policy brief focused on equity-focused career counseling. While established barriers standing in the way of marginalized communities have been dismantled, the brief highlights the forms of occupational segregation that still exist.

In Indiana, 12 of the 25 occupational groups tracked in the American Community Survey are so segregated as to be considered “non-traditional” for one gender.

To read the full report, including IIWF’s policy recommendations, click here.

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