Diversity Management, News and Updates
The number of Black executives in corporate boardrooms remains shockingly sparse even with the ongoing push for diversity and inclusion all across American culture — including companies big and small alike. But some of the biggest corporations in the United States are working on a new initiative to change that….
Originally published on novartis.com. The AI innovation lab is the Novartis engine and go-to place for AI. In collaboration with Microsoft, the lab aims to bolster our AI capabilities. From research through commercialization, we aim to accelerate discoveries and the development of transformative medicines for patients worldwide. Vas Narasimhan announcing…
At Smart Cities New York, Mastercard reaffirmed its commitment for more connected and inclusive cities, highlighting a new collaboration with Microsoft. The two global leaders for urban development will bring together their respective payment, data analytics and cloud technologies to create a global exchange, allowing cities to use economic insights…
By Tamika Cody There is still a perception that the field of technology is a male dominated industry. However, KeyBank, a subsidiary ofKeyCorp(number 49 on the DiversityInc Top 50), makes it a point to keep the male to female ratio in its technology divisions in proportion. Amy Brady Amy Brady,…
Apparently, bullying doesn’t stop after grade school. At least that’s how the Christian conservatives see it. Evangelicals believe big businesses are bullying them into supporting what republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz refers to as “an aggressive gay marriage agenda.” He also called it “unfortunate that large companies today are…
In the latest news on the Sony hack, Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter finds himself in the midst of a controversy after slamming female superheroes. According to an email exchange between Perlmutter and Sony CEO Michael Lynton, Perlmutter believes “female movies” do not hold up as well in the box office…
Update (4/2/2015 4:36 p.m.): The Associated Press is reporting that the Arkansas legislature passed a revised religious objections bill after Gov. Asa Hutchinson declined to sign the previous version. The new bill “prohibits state and local government from infringing on someone’s religious beliefs without proving a compelling interest. The legislation…
Same-gender marriage now formally has the backing of much of corporate America. An astounding 379 companies signed an amicus brief that was filed on Thursday urging the Supreme Court to “affirm a uniform principle that all couples share in the right to marry.” The brief makes the business case for…
The attacks in Paris were not “‘diversity’ in action,” as Thomas Sowell positions it, because he has the concepts of diversity management completely wrong. In my opinion, the attacks were the result of extremists exploiting a failure of the French government to live up to its principles of liberty, equality…
By Julissa Catalan In mid-December, Microsoft released its diversity statisticsbut it did not publicize the release. Perhaps this is because the results not only reinforced CEO Satya Nadella’s recent comments about women in the workforce, but also because the company’s demographics are right in line with every other tech company….
