Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

President’s Message on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We know that in the U.S. and around the globe, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, women, people of faith, people with disabilities, and others have been discriminated against and disadvantaged. The multitude of perspectives offered by our staff and our partners has always been integral to our work, but we must continue to be intentional in our efforts to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as core elements of our operations and culture. At Pew, our DEI journey involves direct and candid conversations throughout the organization about how we can improve. And we’ve coupled those conversations with concrete action plans to make progress. We know we have more work ahead and remain committed to listening, learning, documenting disparities, celebrating progress, and advancing together.

The following are some of the steps we’ve taken recently:

• Continued advancing progress on our institutional DEI roadmap, a collaborative plan that guides the organization and aligns us in our DEI efforts.
• Initiated a pilot group to collaborate and apply a DEI lens to our programmatic work, internal operations, and workplace culture.
• Continued incorporating DEI perspectives into the Trusts’ research and policy projects.
• Broadened and deepened Pew Research Center’s research agenda that focuses on race and ethnicity to explain differences in the full spectrum of the American experience, including economics, family, work, politics, technology, identity, and faith.
• Provided learning sessions for staff, with insights from experts that help create a culture of belonging and that focus on well-being.

Another way we seek to advance DEI is through transparency and by sharing information about the diversity of our teams, which is provided below. This demographic information reflects the genders, races and ethnicities, and ages of our staff members as of June 30, 2024.

Our DEI efforts strengthen our collective ability to make a difference in the world. We will continue to report on our progress at Pew and on our broader mission of making a difference in our communities.

Susan K. Urahn
President and CEO

Workforce Demographics

Data as of June 30, 2024

To view information about staff demographics for our subsidiary, the Pew Research Center, please visit pewresearch.org.