Diversity Management, News and Updates
In an ongoing effort to decriminalize sex work within the metro area, New York City officials have moved to dismiss nearly 1,500 pending criminal cases related to prostitution — arrests that tend to be highly biased and largely target transgender individuals and women of color. On March 8, Bronx District…
In news that won’t come as a surprise to many, a new study from a D.C.-based advocacy organization, Pay Our Interns has found that most young adults interning in congressional offices are white. In a review of more than 8,500 pages of payroll data tracking interns who had paid positions…
On Nov. 4, 2020, during the third annual “Women of Color and Their Allies” event, DiversityInc premiered a fireside chat with DiversityInc CEO, Carolynn Johnson and Erica Miles — since the event was held after Election Day 2020, Johnson’s segment with Miles was recorded prior to the virtual event. In…
Janice Glover-Jones, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief diversity, equality and inclusion officer, called out the department and said that despite recent diversity initiatives and studies, including a new board to make recommendations, diversity is about more than just hitting compliance numbers,
Originally Published by EY EY announced the launch of EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager (PFM), a blockchain-enabled solution designed to help governments improve their processes for financial management of public funds. EY OpsChain PFM helps governments drive transparency, provide accountable outcomes for citizens and track budgets, expenditures and results. It…
By Sheryl Estrada The U.S. government wants to employ more individuals with disabilities not only to strengthen the federal workforce, but to strengthen the country as well, said Patricia A. Shiu, director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) at the U.S. Department of Labor. “The nation and…
By Michael Nam New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs will conduct a wide survey of its cultural institutions this summer. According to The New York Times, it will cover the diversity of board members, hired staff and even the audiences for institutions from museums to public gardens. A private…
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vehemently defended her deputy chief of staff last week, after five Republican Congressional representatives falsely alleged that Muslim American Huma Abedin had ties to Islamic extremist group Muslim Brotherhood. The congressional representatives (Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Trent Franks of Arizona, Thomas…