Diversity Management, News and Updates
In a major new push to help increase diversity and inclusion in the world of STEM, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it will soon be supporting academic programs at several of the nation’s leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI)….
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…
Years after retiring from the basketball court, legendary player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is still making impressive plays. Only now he’s doing it with his nonprofit, the Skyhook Foundation, a group that’s been helping to teach underserved Black and Latinx students science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) — highly valued skills that…
The Re-Ignite program at Johnson & Johnson (DiversityInc Hall of Fame) is aimed at helping STEM professionals relaunch their careers after breaks from the field. It began as a pilot in 2017 and transitioned into a company-wide talent development initiative. Liz Markus, director of the program, spoke with DiversityInc about…
At five years old, girls are just as confident as boys. By age six, that confidence starts to waver. By nine, the gap between girls and boys who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) becomes apparent. By 17, only 11% of girls are interested in STEM. This…
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were born out of necessity and have helped Black students achieve greatness and contribute to innovation worldwide. HBCUs have positive social and economic impacts for their communities. They generate a total of $14.8 billion for their local and regional economies and create over 134,000…
As part of their internship, Abbott’s (No. 10 on DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity) high school STEM interns learned to create prosthetic hands. The company — ranked No. 14 on DiversityInc’s specialty list, “Top Companies for Mentoring” — offers several internships for high school and college students, ranging in…
Girls4TechTM is designed to help young girls become technology workplace leaders of tomorrow Originally Published by Mastercard. Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are two of the hottest technology fields today, with job opportunities continuing to grow across both. However, worldwide, women make up less than 20 percent of the professionals in…
Alicia Boler Davis, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing at General Motors and the 2018 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA), returned to Washington D.C. on Feb. 9 to pass the BEYA torch to Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, executive vice president of Booz Allen. Boler Davis was the sixth woman out…
Chapter leaders of Girl Develop It, a national tech education nonprofit, in Wilmington, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and Oakland, among other cities, have stepped down because of diversity and inclusion negligence. The latest: Philadelphia’s chapter leader, Susan Nieman, who resigned with an open letter on Tuesday: “With no substantive change,…
