Diversity Management, News and Updates
Discussions about diversity and inclusion in businesses and institutions have been going on for decades — DiversityInc has been advocating for both since 1998. In 2020, as movements against racial injustice have demanded further reckoning, businesses across the country were challenged even more than ever to show a dedication to diversity…
Justice department attacks three U.S. cities, declaring them anarchist zones — despite most of the protests that took place in each city being peaceful marches in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a move designed to pull federal funding from New York City, Seattle and Portland, OR, the…
Xavier University in Louisiana, one of the nation’s 99 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), was recently awarded $20 million — the largest endowment in the school’s history — from an anonymous donor. As private wealthy donors signify an unprecedented push to support HBCUs’ growing needs, PwC (DiversityInc Hall of…
A recent California bill would mandate diversity in corporate boards for all companies headquartered within the state. The bill would ban all-white corporate boards and comes on the heels of a 2018 law that mandated women hold seats in all corporate boards. This racial diversity bill AB 979 defines “underrepresented…
Leslie Patterson, U.S. talent leader at EY (DiversityInc Hall of Fame), says she’ll never forget the day Kelly Grier, EY chair, called and asked her to lead the company’s anti-racism efforts. She had been explaining the death of George Floyd to her three young sons and how police brutality affects…
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP) announced it would be prioritizing research on diverse populations as part of its 2020–2022 grant funding cycles. This research will focus on suicide prevention within underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities, as well as the effectiveness of technological tools to prevent suicide, according to…
As the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacts diverse communities, the need for greater diversity in vaccine trials is very evident. Black and Latinx people have been three times as likely as white people to be infected with the virus, and twice as likely to die, but they have historically made up…
Black children with no apparent health issues are more likely to face complications and death after surgeries than their white counterparts, a new study published by Pediatrics found. Details indicate that in the 30 days after surgery, healthy Black children are more than 3.5 times more likely to die. Health…
Sara Bowen, vice president of global diversity and inclusion at Boeing Company (No. 27 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list), spoke with DiversityInc about efforts to serve as an ally to the Black community. She said allyship begins with asking critical questions in an effort to…
Laura Fuentes, chief talent officer at Hilton (No. 2 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list) said empathy is central to being an ally to those facing racial injustice. Fuentes is from Spain and spent much of her life living and traveling around the world, first with…
