The Better Homes and Gardens Diversity & Inclusion Pledge

Back in 2022, Better Homes & Gardens formally developed and shared a plan to make our brand more inclusive and elevate a diverse range of voices. Our goal is to continue evolving into a brand that provides trustworthy, inspirational, and achievable ideas for all doers and home-enthusiasts.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is outlined below. Over the last century, we've learned that change requires grace. We may make mistakes and strive to remain accountable to the loyal fans who've supported us and welcomed us in their homes. If you have questions about our plan, suggestions to improve it, or referrals for talent to feature or hire to contribute, please email us at bhgeditor@dotdashmdp.com. We look forward to connecting with you.

Diversity of our staff.

We pledge to diversify Better Homes & Gardens' in-house editorial staff so an increasing percentage of staff identifies as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color). We work actively with our recruiting team to ensure BIPOC candidates are considered for each open role.

Diversity of our contributors.

Better Homes & Gardens is always growing our talent pool with photographers, illustrators, writers, and content creators who cover a wider range of topics that's more representative of our audience. Our goal is to ensure at least 25 percent of regular contributors identify as members of the BIPOC community.

Diversify our featured content. 

For each story featured and magazine published, we complete a diversity check. Diversity and representation of homes, ethnicity, age, abilities, geography, lifestyle, and income are top of mind during our diversity check process. Our goal is to ensure we are reflecting the diversity of America by highlighting underrepresented communities in at least 50 percent of content published. 

Review popular features and stories.

We work closely with our Anti-Bias Review Board to review our articles with a view for bias (intentional and unintentional). In 2024, we are reviewing content to remove uses of "hostess" in favor of "host," and to omit ableist terms such as "crazy," "insane," and "addictive." In the recent past, we removed all mentions of "master bedroom" and "master bathroom" from published stories. 

Thank you for inspiring us to be better and more representative with each story we publish.

Emily Manchester, General Manager	Stephen Orr, Editor in Chief
Sheena Chihak, Editorial Director	Oma Ford, Executive Editor