Diversity Management, News and Updates
Greeting colleagues on a Zoom call with “Hey, guys!” or using terms like “chairman” or “congressman” to refer to occupations may seem innocuous, but experts say these types of gendered language — though usually spoken without intention to exclude or offend — still have the power to send messages that…
Despite the fraught nature of the 2020 presidential election results, victories at state levels put at least six transgender and nonbinary individuals in legislative positions. These small but significant gains for transgender visibility in politics came just before Transgender Awareness Week, which celebrates transgender people from Nov. 13–19 before Transgender…
Some of the challenges Indigenous Peoples face — like derogatory sports mascots and natural resource exploitation — have made the headlines lately, but many remain underreported. These problems are connected to a host of other crises that challenge Native communities, many due to ongoing racism and a desire to erase…
CVS Health (No. 24 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list in 2020), named Karen Lynch as its new CEO on Nov. 9, 2020, making her the 40th woman CEO on the Fortune 500 list. Lynch, who is replacing current CEO Larry Merlo, will take over February 1,…
Military lifestyle greatly differs from civilian and corporate lifestyle, but if your company prioritizes supporting and leveraging veterans, you can turn their challenges and experiences into strengths. Challenges Transitioning Veterans Face Employer bias. Some employers discriminate against veteran applicants, fearing they may have disabilities or mental illnesses that could interfere…
Some phrases that may seem like harmless figures of speech are actually rooted in deep levels of historic oppression. Hearing these microaggressions, or incidents of indirect, subtle or unintentional discrimination can take a toll on individuals, especially if they are repeated often. This is especially true for Native Americans, who…
During INROADS’s 50th Anniversary Diversity Summit, which took place Nov. 4-6, 2020, DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson delivered a virtual keynote address on the power of disruption to create irreversible, sustainable change. Her speech conveyed why diversity, fairness and equal access are relevant to business leaders — and society as a…
One of Nielsen’s top diversity executives has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the consumer metrics company. Cheryl Grace, the senior vice president of U.S. strategic community alliances and consumer engagement, alleges in the lawsuit that she was not promoted despite her high performance and numerous efforts to advance. The…
Governor Charlie Baker announced the nomination of Associate Justice Kimberly Budd to chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. If confirmed, Budd will be the first Black woman to be chief justice in Massachusetts’ top court. Her nomination follows former Chief Justice Ralph D….
When Rochester, New York’s Joe Prude called 911 in March after his brother, Daniel Prude was experiencing a mental illness episode and under the influence of PCP, he never expected the encounter would end in tragedy — the death of Daniel Prude, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of…