Diversity Management, News and Updates
Despite public health guidelines and city ordinances warning against gathering in large groups due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of young people have gathered in Miami Beach for spring break—celebrations that many experts fear could become another superspreader event and have deadly consequences. With crowds of visitors exceeding anything…
Of the 41 states that are currently tracking the race of citizens receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, California appears to be doing the best job inoculating people of all races, with 16.8% of its Black residents already vaccinated against the coronavirus. That number is slightly higher than the total number of people…
In his first televised primetime address to the nation after being sworn in as the nation’s leader, President Biden promised ample vaccines and a return to some degree of normalcy in the United States by mid-summer. Although he cautioned that unexpected setbacks may arise, he remained optimistic, suggesting America may…
COVID-19 isn’t just creating financial hardship and increasing unemployment levels for women in the workforce. A new report from PwC (a DiversityInc Hall of Fame company) has revealed that the pandemic is also pushing progress towards gender equality in the workplace back by years — to 2017 levels according to…
As we’ve been reporting for months, America is experiencing a wave of hate-fueled anti-Asian attacks. And now a new report compiled by researchers at California State University shows just how bad the issue has become, with newly released data showing documented attacks on Asians soaring by nearly 150% over the…
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease and the economy rumbles back to life, the labor market remains highly uneven with Black men and women still facing unemployment rates that are significantly higher than those for all other groups. In an article for Bloomberg, Catarina Saraiva reported that “the Black unemployment…
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals more than 81,000 men and women suffered fatal drug overdoses during 2020 — a 20% increase over previous years. And among those deaths, researchers now speculate that Black people may have suffered the heaviest toll, with deaths increasing…
In an effort to help save lives of Black and Brown Californians who have been hit disproportionately hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a new pledge to allocate up to 40% of existing vaccine doses to the state’s underserved communities. Health officials in the state hope…
Fueled by a shrinking economy and an exploding health crisis, unemployment levels for people with disabilities hit a seven-year high in 2020 according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “Fewer U.S. persons with a disability were employed in 2020 with a total employment rate…
The White House and President Biden have agreed to reduce eligibility requirements for a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks — a decision that will impact an estimated 12 million adults and 5 million children, all of whom will no longer qualify for the relief payments. The move comes as…