Diversity Management, News and Updates
Regular visitors to DiversityInc likely know the definition of the word allyship well. The term is defined as “the status or role of a person who advocates and actively works for the inclusion of a marginalized or politicized group in all areas of society, not as a member of that…
Laura Fuentes, chief talent officer at Hilton (No. 2 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) said empathy is central to being an ally to those facing racial injustice. Fuentes is from Spain and spent much of her life living and traveling around the world, first with…
Allies do a lot of important things in a workplace. They listen, support and empower and can drastically change the way a company functions for all of its employees — in a good way. Shannon Schuyler, chief purpose and inclusion officer at PwC (DiversityInc Hall of Fame) dug deep into…
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
In individual TED-style talks, Chris Womack, EVP and President of External Affairs for Southern Company (No. 33 on The DiversityInc Top 50 list), Steve Mizell, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer for Merck, and Dave Fine, National Vice President of Sales and Distribution for Cricket Wireless at AT&T (No. 1 on…
DiversityInc Founder and Chairman Luke Visconti embodies what it means to be an ally, and CEO Carolynn Johnson said it best in welcoming him to the stage for his session at the 2019 Women of Color and Their Allies event on Oct. 2 in Atlanta. “There’s no better person to…
Gavin Grimm made national news in 2018 when he filed a lawsuit against his school to use the bathroom aligned with his gender. In a win for Grimm, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied a motion to dismiss the case. A hearing is now scheduled…
