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Women’s History Month: A Time to Celebrate Progress, but Recognize Remaining Challenges
AMES, Iowa – Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate achievements, but the directors of two women’s centers at Iowa State University say it is also an opportunity to recognize challenges that still persist and how women are making history by tackling those issues. The record number of women running for president and elected…
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Unplugging
Anne Lamott, a favorite writer of mine, describes what I call “spontaneous electronic regeneration” by saying, “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” We live in a society that expects the response to the simple question, “How are you?” to be “Oh, I’m so busy!” or “There…
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After Accusations Of Bias–AI Could Bring Diversity To Tech
by Tina Woods “We could all do a better job of celebrating the women and underrepresented groups in science’” says Dr Jessica Wade today on International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Dr Wade is a physicist at Imperial College London well known for her work to raise the profile of under-represented groups in science, with hundreds of…
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New York City Public Schools Should Be Evaluated Based on Diversity, Not Just Tests, Panel Says
By Eliza Shapiro A high-level panel commissioned by Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the city to adopt a sweeping measure to address entrenched segregation in education: create diversity targets for all 1,800 schools so that their population reflects the racial and economic makeup of the surrounding areas. Over the next five years, the panel…
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How Much Does Hollywood’s Diversity Debate Resonate With Americans?
by Rebecca Sun A new Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult poll finds that people of color care more about inclusion issues than their white counterparts. One of the highlights of the Jan. 6 Golden Globe Awards was Regina King’s acceptance speech for best supporting actress, wherein she pledged her commitment to gender parity. “In the next two years, everything I…
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How a Diverse Workforce Can Help Company Performance
By Cheryl Strauss Einhorn Employees of Salesforce.com participated in its first LGBTQ pride march in India last year. The Hyderabad Swabhimana Yatra (Pride Parade) drew close to 200 people, larger than in past years, according to the Indian Express. That might have been in part because one in every 10 participants were Salesforce (ticker: CRM) employees—some, the company says,…
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Hiring People With Disabilities Is Good Business
By Ted Kennedy Jr.Mr. Kennedy is a disability rights lawyer and a state senator in Connecticut. For years, companies have maintained low expectations about hiring people with disabilities. Most of these companies believed that employees with disabilities could not perform well in the workplace and that actively hiring them would drag company performance and profits down.…
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Diversity and Inclusion are Driving Force of Future of Businesses
by Dr. Niru KumarFounder and D & I Consultant, Ask Insights An inclusive environment that values diversity will create stronger organizations – more likely to succeed Greater diversity and inclusiveness will play a leading role in creating a more harmonious society. In such a society people of all genders, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, nationality, or…
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Accenture CEO: Diversity and Inclusion Start From Within
By DAMANICK DANTES If business leaders want employees to be successful, they must cultivate a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, says Julie Sweet, the chief executive of North America for consulting firm Accenture. Sweet tells Fortune that an important part of her role as CEO is promoting cross-company awareness of diversity and inclusion, which is core to Accenture’s…
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Human Rights Day
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70 Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of…
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