WorkVoice

Empower Workplace Change, One Voice at a Time

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Inspiration

Gender pay gap continues to stand In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers. These results are similar to where the pay gap stood in 2002, when women earned 80% as much as men. Source: Gender pay gap remained stable over past 20 years in US | Pew Research Center

Other than the pay statistics, it’s important to address insufficient fairness and DEI in the workplace, which might be a contributor About six-in-ten (61%) say their company or organization has policies that ensure fairness in hiring, pay or promotions, and 52% say they have trainings or meetings on DEI at work. Smaller shares say their workplace has a staff member who promotes DEI (33%), that their workplace offers salary transparency (30%), and that it has affinity groups or employee resource groups based on a shared identity (26%). Source: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace: A Survey Report (2023) | Pew Research Center

That’s why we made our app!

What it does

  • Authenticates users using Auth0
  • Allows users to voice their accounts of discrimination or toxicity they face in their specific company branch
  • Allows users to view petitions initiated by others and sign them
  • Displays the user profile with their details as well as the number of their signed and created petitions

How we built it

  • Frontend: React.js, Next.js, Material UI, TailwindCSS
  • Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB (Atlas)
  • Testing: Jest

Challenges we ran into

  • Connecting and integrating front end and back end
  • Catching nuances in the given language / framework in the tech stack before they became bugs
  • Utilizing Auth0 effectively
  • Exploring the capabilities of MongoDB

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Figuring out how to get Auth0 and MongoDB Atlas to work
  • Built a functioning and stylish website
  • Improved our debugging skills
  • Developed teamwork skills and critical thinking
  • Focused work under time constraints

What we learned

  • MERN tech stack
  • Effective frontend and backend web development to provide a seamless user experience
  • The extent to which Auth0 and MongoDB can be utilized

What's next for WorkVoice

  • Add a commenting feature for the petition, so users can leave their individual experiences
  • Implement a search option to allow users to find petitions specific to their company or to a particular topic
  • Allow users to add tags pertaining to their matter of concern, which can then be used for filtering through different categories of toxicity one may face at the workplace

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