Diversity Management, News and Updates
For the first time ever in its nearly hundred-year-old history, Disney will have a female board chair. NPR’s Jeff Dean reported that “the Walt Disney Co. has announced that Susan E. Arnold will succeed Robert Iger as chairman of the board, the first time a woman has held the position…
Musician and actor Queen Latifah is in her second year of leading the Queen Collective, a talent development initiative that seeks out and supports filmmakers who are women of color. This year, after reviewing dozens of film submissions, Latifah and her team handpicked the work of three aspiring filmmakers —…
WHY THEY’RE ON THE LIST KEY RESULTS Blacks, Latinos and Asians in Senior Management: Double the average of U.S. companies overall Women in Senior Management: 32% higher than U.S. companies overall Blacks, Latinos and Asians in Total Management: 8% higher than U.S. companies overall Women in Total Management: 8% higher…
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…
A corporate website makes your diversity statementgood or bad. The website communicates not only how important diversity is to business success, but how well your company has integrated diversity and inclusion into your business goals. Based on analysis of DiversityInc Top 50 data, we find that the most successful consumer-facing…
[SlideDeck2 id=23512 ress=1] Michele C. Meyer-Shipp Michele C. Meyer-Shipp has been named vice president and chief diversity officer of Prudential Financial, succeeding Emilio Egea, who retired. In her new role, Meyer-Shipp is responsible for leading and directing all diversity-and-inclusion initiatives for the company, and for ensuring ongoing compliance with federal…
Resource groups can provide companies with much-needed insight into the needs and cultures of traditionally underrepresented groups. But how can companies leverage their resource groups to not only improve workplace diversity but to connect to customers and achieve significant sales results By using resource groups to create go-to market campaigns…
Global assignmentsare critical fortalent developmentin multinational companies. But how can you maximize that experience for employees working abroad And how can you ensure they and their families have enough cultural-competence training Read 6 Best Practices on Global Talent Development to find out. Synopsis: At our spring event, DiversityInc convened a…
Shareholder activism is putting corporate political contributions under the microscope. What repercussions could your company face if your contributions don’t align with values related to diversity and inclusion In this “Corporate Political Spending: Why Shareholders Must Weigh In” white paper, NorthStar Asset Management‘s Julie Goodridge and Christine Jantz reveal the…
Is your company attractive to women, particularly those in sales Without certain key work/life benefits, you could be losing valuable talent. Combining an active career in revenue-generating positions and managing a family can be a challenge for women employees. An employer that enables them to achieve work and home success…
