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Cortez wrote publicly about her own struggles to show staff the importance of mental wellness.
She encouraged Glassdoor to publish its first Diversity & Inclusion Transparency report in 2020.
This article is part of a series highlighting high achievers in HR called Most Innovative HR Leaders.
In October 2020, Carina Cortez published a public blog post on her employer s website. I suffer from and have been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression, the post read. Cortez described her experiences getting help for symptoms like racing thoughts and sleeplessness. Meanwhile, she was managing motherhood and a high-powered career, she wrote.
Cortez is the chief people officer at Glassdoor, a site where employees can review their workplaces. She shared this story before listing some of the most important ways the company supports its employees mental health, including a monthly day off and connection circles, or safe spaces where staff can talk candidly about their emotions.