Diversity Management, News and Updates
Working as a woman in tech can have its challenges, especially since the industry is still male-dominated. Though women make up half (50%) of all U.S. workers in STEM occupations, according to research, however, Black and Hispanic workers continue to be underrepresented in the STEM workforce. Black professionals represent only…
Employee volunteering can bridge divisive social and cultural practices and help employees understand and bridge social and cultural divisions especially during the current political climate.
Advancing your career and finding the right employer and position fit doesn’t have to be complicated. There are things you can do each day to advance toward your dream job and thrive at work. The following article is part of a 5 Ways Series that offers resources and tips on…
In a typical mentoring relationship, a senior employee offers wisdom to help a junior employee advance in their career. Reverse-mentoring turns that convention upside-down and is a beneficial practice of successful companies. In fact, 72% of the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 companies report having reverse mentoring. These types of connections…
Advancing your career and finding the right employer and position fit doesn’t have to be complicated. There are things you can do each day to move toward your dream job. The following article, part of the 5 Ways series, will show you a few different tactics to use to show your employer that you are a high-potential employee.
TD Bank’s senior vice president of retail product and customer acquisition technology Lakshmi Stockham discusses her journey toward a position that involves both business and technological skills. She offers career advice for those looking to pursue work in similar fields and recommends exposing oneself to a variety of different experiences….
AIG’s assistant vice president Brandi Monique shares the mentor relationships that led her to her success at AIG. Monique defines mentorship as an organic connection — rather than a formal relationship — between a mentor and mentee. Monique says from her early days at AIG, she sought potential mentorship relationships…
“Disabilities do not discriminate.” That was one of the messages Sarah Cline, training manager and U.S. Disability ERG lead for Accenture (No. 7 on The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list and No. 3 on the Top Companies for People with Disabilities specialty list), had at DiversityInc’s ERG Festival…
Marriott International (No. 2 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) President and CEO Arne Sorenson discusses a range of topics, from purpose to allyship, in a one-on-one interview with DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson. Related Video: Marriott International’s David Rodriguez on How to Increase Employee Engagement Tangibly
On Oct. 2 at DiversityInc’s annual Women of Color and Their Allies event, Natasha Miller-Williams, SVP of Diversity and Inclusion at Nielsen and Stefani Raggio, Vice President of Human Resource Operations for North America Hilton, talked about intersectionality and how to navigate your career. Intersectionality is when the overlap of…