Diversity Management, News and Updates
As states like Arkansas and South Carolina ramp up efforts to take away women’s rights and limit access to birth control and abortions, an unlikely alley has emerged in the fight to preserve the right to choose: the U.S. Postal Service. On April 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
The dictionary defines racism as “the systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic and political advantage of another.” But according to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the nation’s top medical expert and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, racism can now also be defined as a…
Researchers believed that men of all races were more likely to die from COVID-19 than women for much of the pandemic’s first year. But new research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine has turned that belief upside down, revealing that women — particularly Black women — are the most…
Survivors of a COVID-19 infection may still be left with a permanent lifelong disability. According to a new U.K. study, nearly a third of individuals who contracted but recovered from COVID-19 were left with lasting “brain disease” of long-term mental health or neurological symptoms. Ryan Prior of CNN has reported…
An estimated 7 million children in the U.S. — or more than 6% of children overall — have some form of disability, but according to new data published by the Census Bureau, disabilities aren’t spread equally among the races. Instead, there are distinct racial divisions in childhood disability rates, with…
In addition to providing funding for bridges, highways, airports and other public structures and facilities, the recently proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan from the Biden Administration has committed major spending to home and community-based services dedicated to people with disabilities. Michelle Diament of Disability Scoop has reported that the proposal,…
Although the White House has announced that nearly 90% of U.S. adults would be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks and despite a record-setting Saturday (April 3) when more than 4 million Americans received a vaccination shot, there are still disparities between groups receiving the life-saving vaccines —…
While careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) remain among the fasting-growing areas in America’s workforce, the disparity of people filling those positions also continues to grow. Nicole Acevedo of NBC News has reported that “Latino and Black workers remain underrepresented in the STEM workforce compared with their share…
Possessing up to three ounces of cannabis (or marijuana) is now legal in the state of New York. Luis Ferré-Sadurní of The New York Times has reported that “after years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized the use of recreational marijuana, enacting a robust program that will reinvest…
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Meanwhile, in a blatant show of hatred and disregard for transgender rights and freedoms, lawmakers in Arkansas have passed what the ACLU has described as the “single most extreme anti-trans law to ever pass through a state legislature.” Jo Yurcaba of NBC…