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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,…

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…

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…

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…

We treat diversity in the financial services industry as something that’s ‘nice-to-have,’ but we owe our investors more. any companies today are talking about the value of a diverse workforce. After 30 years in human resources at a range of leading companies, I am heartened by the evolution and increased focus on diversity and inclusion. But…

Anthony Bourdain is being mourned, of course, by fellow chefs and foodies for his sardonic exposés about what really happens in the kitchens of some of America’s best restaurants. And for his travels to explore the world’s cuisines. But communities of color, women, people who are gender-different from the perceived norm — those people sent heartbroken tributes,…

Article provided by aperianglobal.com   David is in charge of workplace diversity management at a global manufacturing company. He was recently assigned a seemingly basic task. “Focus on minorities,” the executive sponsor of the initiative told him. “I’d like to see our numbers climb from 25 to 45 percent,” he said. Minorities are largely underrepresented at…

As a result of Executive Order 13548, the federal government is actively increasing efforts to recruit and hire individuals with disabilities for all levels and occupations. As an individual with a disability, you have access to specific programs and hiring authorities that can assist you in securing federal employment. SCHEDULE A HIRING AUTHORITY FOR PERSONS…

Whenever I’m asked to give a talk on the lack of diversity in tech it’s easy to quote the statistics; only 19% of tech roles in the NW are female, only 10% of computing science A-levels nationally are female. I talk about the societal drivers behind these statistics, delving into what causes this; from negative gender stereotypes to the…

When Veterans History Project staff members are called upon to identify particularly interesting, poignant, or visually appealing collections in our archive, one name that comes up again and again is Kenje Ogata. A Japanese-American who fought for more than two years for the right to serve his country as an aviator during World War II, Ogata’s collection is…