Our Societal Impact

Accelerating sustainable and inclusive growth

Educating & Upskilling The Workforce

We are helping to expand economic mobility for workers and lighting a path toward more resilient, higher-wage jobs that will drive post-pandemic recovery. We are proud to partner with leading organizations in this work, including:
Rework America Alliance
Career Exchange
Generation
Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity
American perceptions of economic opportunity
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American perceptions of economic opportunity

Educating K–12 students amid COVID-19
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Educating K–12 students amid COVID-19: The parental perspective
Unequal America: Ten insights on the state of economic opportunity
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Unequal America: Ten insights on the state of economic opportunity
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Unlocking experience-based job progressions for millions of workers
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Unlocking experience-based job progressions for millions of workers
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Achieving an inclusive US economic recovery
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Achieving an inclusive US economic recovery
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Bridging the gender, diversity, and inclusion gap

We aspire to build supportive ecosystems to advance equity for underrepresented groups. Our strategy is built on more than a decade of work demonstrating the business case for inclusion and diversity.
Our 10 actions toward racial equity
McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
Connected Leaders Academy
McKinsey Inclusive Business Accelerator
Black Leadership Academy: A catalyst for growth
McKinseyIn
McKinseyIn
Portrait of a mature businesswoman having a meeting with her team in a modern office
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Women in the Workplace 2022
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The economic state of Black America: What is and what could be
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The economic state of Black America: What is and what could be
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Diversity in fashion: Voices from the industry
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Diversity in fashion: Voices from the industry
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What we lose when we lose women in the workforce
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What we lose when we lose women in the workforce
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COVID-19 and advancing Asian American recovery
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COVID-19 and advancing Asian American recovery
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LGBTQ+ voices: Learning from lived experiences
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LGBTQ+ voices: Learning from lived experiences
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Promoting mental wellness

An inclusive economy depends on the fulfillment, resilience, and mental wellness of its workforce. To this end, we are taking steps to address issues both among our own colleagues and in society at large that include:
McKinsey Health Institute
Shatterproof Initiative
Well-being Insights Collection

Well-being in the Workplace

COVID-19 and education: The pandemic school year has ended, but the effects of unfinished learning linger
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COVID-19 and education: The lingering effects of unfinished learning
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Overcoming stigma: Three strategies toward better mental health in the workplace
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Overcoming stigma: Three strategies toward better mental health in the workplace
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Promoting mental wellness in the workplace
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Promoting mental wellness in the workplace
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Unlocking whole person care through behavioral health
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Unlocking whole person care through behavioral health
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Supporting universal food and nutrition security

We aspire to support universal food and nutrition security in the United States by working with partners to respond to current food crises and reimagine the charitable food system. Stories of our impact with external organizations include:
Feeding America
Greater Chicago Food Depository

Fighting community hunger in Chicago

Food banks apply 2020 lessons to plan for their future
Food banks apply 2020 lessons to plan for their future
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McKinsey for Kids: (Food) waste not, want not
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McKinsey for Kids: (Food) waste not, want not
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Turning over a new leaf: Using crisis to build back stronger
Turning over a new leaf: Using crisis to build back stronger
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A first step to racial equality? “Fundamentally improve job quality.”
A first step to racial equality? “Fundamentally improve job quality.”
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Partnering with Rethink Food to create a more equitable U.S. food system
Partnering with Rethink Food to create a more equitable U.S. food system
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Liz Hilton Segel: What it will take to create a more inclusive economy
Liz Hilton Segel: What it will take to create a more inclusive economy
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A new reskilling initiative to help America’s most vulnerable workers
Through a new alliance, helping millions of Americans access quality jobs
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