Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, equity and inclusion will power Meredith's continued success. By creating a set of rigorous practices, we seek to hire, develop and grow the best talent by highlighting the benefits of a diverse workforce.

We have committed ourselves to these diversity, equity and inclusion efforts:

• Increasing employee diversity across the organization;
• Facilitating inclusion efforts within the workplace;
• Creating education and awareness opportunities; and
• Ensuring Meredith brands reflect the diversity of its consumers.

Meredith believes in and strives for an environment based on respect for all individuals and provides equal employment opportunity to all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, creed, religion, age, disability, marital status, military service or any other characteristic. 

Watch the video below to hear from Meredith's Vice President of Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion, Diane Parker.

Meredith Corporation has created seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that drive education, events, and community support and involvement across the company. Those groups are:

• A3 (Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander)
• :BLACKPRINT (Black/African American)
• HOLA (Latinx/Hispanic)
• Media Upstarts (Gen Z and Millennials)
• OUT (LGBTQ+)
• Women@Meredith
• Women in Tech
   

The ERGs have planned and sponsored celebrations to educate staff and raise awareness of multicultural holidays and celebrations such as Latino Heritage, Black History Month, Chinese New Year and Diwali. They also partner with Meredith's brands and sales teams to provide insight into ways the company can better serve diverse audiences. In 2021, Meredith will launch “Good Impressions,” a philanthropic media consulting program to support BIPOC and LGBTQ+ owned businesses at various stages of launch and growth. This program was born out of the thought leadership of our ERGs.

• Top 100 US Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List
   
• 6th overall out of 23 benchmarked Media companies on the Family Builder Workplace Index
   
• Scored a 90 of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index – benchmarks LGBTQ+ - inclusive policies, practices, and benefits among employers
   
• Pride Company of the year in Des Moines, 2018 and 2019
   
• Greater Des Moines Partnership Inclusion Award, 2020
   
• Gender Fair Certified Organization

Meredith partners with diverse professional networks to expand our recruitment efforts and ensure that our employees are reflective of our audience. Examples of those networks include:

• ANA Made Program
• AnitaB.org Institute

• Asian American Journalists Association

• Circa
• ColorComm
• Emma Bowen and T. Howard Foundation
• Grace Hopper Celebration
• Jopwell
• Lesbians Who Tech

• Native American Journalists Association

• The Black Creatives
• The Conference Board
• The Executive Leadership Council
• The National Association of Black Journalists
• The National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Meredith is proud to participate in initiatives that aim to help the media industry and business overall reexamine their diversity, equity and inclusion practices and adapt to a changing landscape in order to better reflect the diversity of modern consumers and audiences. Examples of those initiatives include:

• CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion
• SEEHER
• GEM™
• Business Coalition for the Equality Act
• Paradigm for Parity
• She Runs It

Along with Meredith’s commitment to accurate portrayals of women, the company is also focused on ensuring its brands reflect the diversity of their audiences and the U.S.

From a content perspective Meredith is focused on creating meaningful reporting about Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) news and storytelling. Meredith pledges to bring in more diverse writers, voices and photos as well as foster diversity within the company’s management and employee base.

A few examples of our efforts include:

• The creation of a Black Female Audience Task Force, a strategic task that was formed to identify ways in which Meredith can better serve its Black female audience with content
• LGBTQ+ stories in My Coming Out Story: People Pride 2020 
• Entertainment Weekly featuring celebrities from the LGBTQ+ community on the cover of its annual Pride issue

While Meredith aligns with industry and geographic norms in several categories, we have work to do to improve diversity within our organization. Our goal is to increase overall diversity within our organization, with a focus on our leadership profile.