Author: Lisa
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How to Attract and Support LGBTQ Employees in the Workplace
by Ryan Howard In 2018, the Human Rights Campaign reported that nearly 50% of LGBTQ workers remain in the closet at their place of employment. The report revealed that these workers are told to dress more masculine or feminine or have heard others tell offensive jokes about being gay or lesbian. They’re afraid to come out because…
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Advocates Say Juneteenth’s Federal Recognition is Only the Beginning
by Tori B. Powell President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday this week, following decades of advocacy efforts to officially recognize the annual commemoration of emancipation in America. But while many advocates and politicians are celebrating the gesture, some believe it doesn’t go far enough. Ninety-four-year-old activist Opal Lee, who had spent years campaigning for federal recognition…
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The Post-pandemic Workplace
We’re at a point in time where we are just coming out of our world being turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are slowly figuring out what our future might look like economically, socially, and work-wise. Many business owners are trying to figure out what the future of the workspace…
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How to Judge a Company’s Real Attitude Toward Diversity and Inclusion
Sophia Ahmad, chief marketing officer at Xfinity Consumer Services, explains how you can get beyond the buzzwords and find out if there is action and intention behind a company. By Julianne Pepitone For job hunters seeking an employer that truly values diversity, equity and inclusion, it can be a challenging time. DE&I discussions have been thrust…
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LGBTQ+ Employees are Less Satisfied Than Colleagues at Work
By: Glassdoor Team As we stride into Pride Month, working for equitable companies is top of mind for many job seekers and employees. Despite some progress being made, LGBTQ+ employees still face an abundance of challenges at work, making their workplace experience less than ideal. In fact, Glassdoor data shows that LGBTQ+ employees are less…
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Advancing Diversity & Inclusion in Business Requires a Common Language, Knowledge
AMES, Iowa – Despite a growing momentum for initiatives aimed at creating more diverse and inclusive work spaces, several barriers still exist that limit the success of these efforts. To implement meaningful change, a team of researchers says a holistic and systematic approach is needed to ensure practitioners, educators and researchers are all working from…
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Teacher Appreciation Week 2021…It’s True… I Teach Because I Can’t Do Anything Else
“To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.” ― John Dewey It is especially important this years to say… Happy 2021 Teacher Appreciation Week! The amazing work that teachers have been doing at meeting student needs has really been apparent during this…
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Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Starting Important Conversations Through New Podcast
by Nadia Pressley, News Editor Mercer’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives has started a weekly podcast to foster “powerful conversations about diversity at Mercer University.” The podcast airs every Monday with new episodes covering different topics related to diversity and inclusion. Emma Kraft, a senior and intern for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion…
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EARTH DAY 2021
Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, and Earth Day 2021 will occur on Thursday, April 22—the holiday’s 51st anniversary. The holiday is now a global celebration that’s sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of events focused on green living. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord…
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Cultural Diversity Awareness
May 21st is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day set aside by the United Nations in 2001 as an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to live together better. The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions…