In celebration of International Women’s Day today, which recognizes the economic, political and social accomplishments of women, Accenture released a new study revealing critical leadership advice for women in the workplace.

Women hold only 18 percent of top leadership positions across 10 sectors, a new report has found. At what point will the gender gap begin to close?

Although people with disabilities are an excellent source of productive and qualified talent, the unemployment rate among this group remains staggeringly high.

DiversityInc’s article “Baloney Meter: The World According to Vanity Fair: Thin. White. Female.” about Vanity Fair‘s recent cover spread of young starlets-who were all white-spurred strong reactions from many of our readers. See what they had to say on the subject.

For the first time in more than a decade, the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,” used by psychiatrists, health-insurance companies and others, is being revised. Read how your input can influence the upcoming edition.

If you have a friend, relative or coworker with an illness or disability that isn’t obvious, you may think you’re doing the right thing by saying he or she “looks so good.” You can’t even tell the person has a disability, and that’s a good thing, right? Wrong.

DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti explains why Connerly, who argues against a California program that balances admissions to demographics, fails to serve people equally. How can public schools overcome bias?

Question: By your refusal to accept other points of view on the subject of affirmative action, you fit the dictionary definition of a bigot yourself! Is discrimination of any kind wrong? I say it is. Affirmative action IS a form of discrimination, and therefore, in my opinion, it is wrong. How does discrimination become right in your defense of affirmative action?

Question: Do you think women and minorities will be appreciably different by 2028, so that they won’t “need” free stuff for their sex and/or skin color?

Question: I am a college biology professor who specializes in University Affirmative Action Programs. It is clear that human races are genetically different and have genetically adapted to where they evolved; these are scientific facts and are not debatable.