Why we need to tear down the ‘paper ceiling’ to build a workforce for the future

Here are 3 actionable ways employers can empower current and future employees to break through the paper ceiling.

The conventional degree was once as integral to the American Dream as getting the keys to your first home. But among the many norms the pandemic upended, the job market and what is required to succeed has been reimagined. We are all familiar with the idea of a glass ceiling, that invisible barrier that has kept women and other marginalized groups from progressing up the corporate or political ladder for invisible yet all-too-tangible reasons. But there’s another, “paper ceiling” that needs to come down.