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U.S. Firms Slowly Getting Better At Disability Inclusion
The Disability Equality Index (DEI) in the U.S. has revealed 126 out of 145 companies scored a 100 rating when it came to the inclusion of people with disabilities. These companies account for 7.8 million employees in the U.S. The Index which surveys Fortune 1000 corporations and Am Law 100 is a joint initiative between…
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This 11 Year Old Was Bullied for Her Skin Color. Now, She Owns A Successful Clothing Line
Kheris Rogers can’t forget the grade school humiliation. During an assignment where the students had to draw themselves, the teacher handed the shy dark-skinned girl a black crayon instead of a brown one. “I was the darkest of all of them,” the stunning 11 year old recalls of her classmates. “But they were all African-American.”…
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The Moral And Business Need For Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace
By Amanda Sourry, president, Unilever North America We live in a fast-changing and highly complex world. The profile of our customers, consumers and employees have undergone a fundamental shift. Now more than ever, it’s imperative that the workplace reflects the world we live in. Workplace diversity is no longer just a good thing to do…
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Why Your Diverse Talent Is Leaving—And What Your Organization Can Do About It
by Janice Gassam When crafting a strategy to foster an equitable workplace, many organizations focus their efforts on attracting diverse talent. Organizational diversity initiatives place a heavy emphasis on the appearance of equity and the process of selecting and hiring diverse talent. While being able to attract diverse talent should be the initial focus,…
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Trump admin to undo Obama-era rules promoting diversity in college admissions: report
President Trump is set to rescind a series of Obama-era policies and guidelines that promote the use of race in college admissions in order to promote campus diversity, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, the move comes as the Department of Justice investigates how race factors into admissions at Harvard University. The probe is…
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Square’s Sarah Friar: ‘I want things to be different for my daughter’
One of the most powerful Irish individuals in the Silicon Valley tech scene, Square CFO Sarah Friar has her eye on the smart money but also a better working world for women. It’s a balmy evening in Dublin and as the rush-hour traffic begins and queues assemble outside her Ladies Who Launch event at the city’s Mansion…
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Black Lawyer Launches Platform To Expand Diversity In Entertainment
Black attorney is aiming to diversify the entertainment industry through the creation of a new platform. Jaia Thomas created Diverse Representation as an avenue to connect companies with entertainment lawyers, agents, publicists and managers of color, Black Enterprise reported. Thomas was inspired to launch her platform after noticing the lack of racial representation behind the scenes in the entertainment…
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How 3 Austin Tech Companies Build More Inclusive Workplaces
BY KELLY O’HALLORAN Unless they’re backed by actions, initiatives and partnerships, terms like “diversity” and “inclusion” run the risk of becoming mere buzzwords in the tech industry, which remains under fire for the lack of both. We caught up with three local companies to learn more about how they are building more inclusive and diverse work…
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Why More Women Will Make The Blockchain Stronger
By ALENA LAPUKHOVA A worrying trend is emerging in blockchain, and it is one all too familiar in emerging technologies – where are all the women? It’s a pretty important question – we’re already seeing both enterprise and governments invest significant sums into the technology, uncovering use-cases that have the potential to upend the way we…
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Brie Larson Calls for Greater Diversity Among Film Critics
Brie Larson is extending the call for more diversity in Hollywood to the journalists who cover the industry. “Am I saying I hate white dudes? No, I am not,” Larson said Wednesday night when accepting the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film at the Women in Film Lucy and Crystal Awards. “What I am saying…
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