Diversity Management, News and Updates
A new study by PwC (DiversityInc Top 50 Hall of Fame) and the Center for Effective Organization at the University of Southern California (USC) has defined employees’ well-being as a more than just a workplace perk. PwC’s Well-Being Learning Project has shown it is a business imperative. The study — which…
Lt. Cmdr. Kerry Karwan, a retired member of the Coast Guard and member of the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), attended the Dec. 11 joint congressional hearing by the U.S. House Oversight and Homeland Security Committees. The issue at hand was one she had personal experience with. “Righting the Ship,”…
Companies are spending billions on diversity and inclusion programs, but Black professionals are still experiencing exclusion that’s barring them from the C-suite. “Being Black in Corporate America: An Intersectional Exploration,” a study by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) used quantitative and qualitative data from a national survey to discover…
The “mean girl” trope of women being petty, resentful and two-faced toward one another has followed them beyond high school and into the workplace. Women are often dismissed in professional environments based on this stereotype, but research shows it is not intrinsically true. “It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace,” a…
Girish Ganesan was named as TD Bank’s Head of U.S. Talent in November. He oversees end-to-end talent strategy for the Bank including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Executive Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Employee Experience, Learning & Development and Diversity & Inclusion. Previously, he was based out of Toronto in an Enterprise Human…
Former First Lady Michelle Obama visited Motown Museum in Detroit and spoke with Black male students from Wayne State University, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college. Obama’s message of encouragement is poignant in a time when the viewpoint of Black males in this country…
Having zero diversity, and by trying to make it “Kavanaugh vs. Ford,” the old, white Republican men lost control of the nomination, and made it about them versus all women, a situation that, at best, will be a Pyrrhic victory. How did it happen Only Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is…
In the Trump era, there has been a proliferation of Islamophobic and racist incidents across the country. When discrimination occurs at a place of business, it’s apparent if the company’s leadership and workforce support diversity and inclusion. A Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf caf barista refused to serve a racist…
Juan Otero recently began his new role as vice president of Corporate Diversity & Inclusion at Comcast NBCUniversal (No. 19 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list). Otero’s impressive career has included many roles, such as serving as deputy director at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a lobbyist on…