Many organizations use human resource management (HRM) policies and programs to meet the needs of the new workforce. Through the development of affirmative action and diversity recruitment programs, many organizations have developed recruitment methods that are more effective in attracting qualified women and minority candidates. A growing number of organizations are holding managers formally accountable for diversity goals, for example, incorporating such goals into their performance evaluation process.

Some organizations have devised flexible work schedules, or flex-time, and added or enhanced their child-care programs to aid the growing number of working parents, especially mothers, who are entering or reentering the workforce. Some organizations use innovative communication tools for employees with limited or no English proficiency.