Articles by Miriam Warren:
Yelp and Gold House Partner to Make It Easier to Support Asian-owned Businesses
With the escalation of anti-Asian hate crimes and violence we’ve seen across the nation during the pandemic, there’s never been a more important time to support the Asian American community. According to our latest Economic Impact Report on diverse businesses (released today), it’s clear that consumers are increasingly looking to support Asian business owners as… Read more
Workforce Diversity at Yelp
We have long focused our diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts inside of Yelp, putting our energy into diverse hiring, equitable promotion practices, and operationalizing inclusion. This year brought new opportunities to extend our focus beyond the corporate setting. In the wake of our national reckoning with countless racial injustices, it became clear that we could… Read more
Supporting our employees
Employees have the right to come to work every day and feel a sense of belonging. They have the right to see role models who look like them, and to have the communities they identify with outside the workplace support them inside the workplace. They have the right to the same opportunities, the same chance… Read more
Yelp Makes it Easier Than Ever to Support Inclusive Businesses with New “Open to All” Search Filter
Just in time for the busy holiday shopping and dining season, Yelp is making it easier than ever for consumers to support inclusive businesses. Yelp is continuing its partnership with Open to All, a non-profit that aims to protect consumers from discrimination, by launching a search filter for the “Open to All” business attribute, and… Read more
Cultivating Engagement, Diversity, & Belonging at Yelp
It’s not news that diverse, engaged employees make for more profitable, productive workplaces. What’s been more elusive is the path there: how can we effectively diversify a company, foster a spirit of inclusion, and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong? At Yelp, we’ve decided to address this by making diversity, inclusion, and belonging… Read more
This Pride Month, Yelp Makes It Easier Than Ever To Support LGBTQ+ Friendly Businesses
National debates on social issues not only influence legislation and public policy, but also influence the technology we use in our day-to-day lives. After joining the Human Rights Campaign’s amicus brief in support of trans student Gavin Grimm, Yelp launched a business attribute to help users identify businesses that offer gender-neutral restrooms in 2017. Then… Read more
Yelp Foundation Gives $675,000 in Grants to 15 Local Nonprofits
I am excited to announce the 15 nonprofits that are this year’s recipients of Yelp Foundation “Gives Local” grants totalling $675,000. This year, we targeted nonprofits that were local to San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, and Phoenix. The Yelp Foundation was created in 2011 to support charitable organizations and activities addressing the needs… Read more
Building a More Inclusive Yelp
For the fifth year in a row, Yelp is publicly sharing its gender and ethnic diversity data. Like other companies, we know we still have a long way to go to get where we want to be, but we’re happy with our progress and our commitment to making Yelp more diverse, more inclusive, and yes,… Read more