Laysha Ward, Target’s executive vice president and chief external engagement officer, is the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Women in Business Career Achievement honoree for 2020, the outlet reports.
Tag: Target
Target Making Changes at Every Level to Protect Guests, Team Members and Communities from COVID-19
Target (No. 14 on DiversityInc 2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity) is not taking any chances with the health of employees and guests with major changes to the way they operate as well as a significant investment of $300 million+ last week that will support both guests and employees as COVID-19…
'Target Tammy' Tells Black Women 'You Are Perfect for the Court System': Video
Three Black women were shopping at a Target store in Nashville, Tenn., when an angry woman verbally harassed them, saying the women “Don’t belong here” and that they are “perfect for the court system.” Lena Jones, one of the women involved in the incident, said in a Facebook post that…
'Baby Daddy Father's Day Card Featuring a Black Couple Slammed by Shoppers
“Baby Daddy” is a term used to refer to a man who is the father of a woman’s child whom she did not marry. American Greetings, the world’s biggest producer of greeting cards, decided to create cards for Father’s Day with a “Baby Daddy” theme and feature a silhouette of…
Michigan Black Woman Files Suit Against Target for Being Profiled, Cuffed, Dragged, Embarrassed and Stripped
A Black woman is suing Target for profiling in a Southfield Michigan store that forced her to strip down to her undergarments to prove she wasn’t a thief. Male security officers grabbed, cuffed and dragged Ashanae Davis; yelled loudly that she was wearing stolen bikini panties under her clothing; and…
Women in Tech: 'The Culture is the Problem'
By 2020, there will be 1.4 million jobs available in computing related fields. Graduates in the United States are on track to fill 29 percent of thosejobs. Women are on track to fill just 3 percent. These estimates are according to Girls Who Code, a non-profit organization founded by Reshma…
Transgender Equality Embraced as U.S. Judge Blocks Obama's Bathroom Policy
A federal judge blocked Obama administration guidance that transgender public school students must be allowed to use bathrooms of their choice, granting a nationwide injunction sought by a group of 13 states led by Texas. The ruling comes not long after Target (No. 22 on the 2016 DiversityInc Top 50…
No. 22 | Target | DiversityInc Top 50
WHY THEY’RE ON THE LIST KEY RESULTS Latinos in Total Management: 82.4% higher than the Top 10 and more than double the Top 50 average Promotions for Latinos into Management: 71.3% higher than the Top 10 and more than twice the Top 50 average Mentoring by Third-Level Senior Managers: 43.5%…
DiversityInc Top 50 Companies Endorse Equality Act
60 businesses, including numerous DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity and 25 Noteworthy Companies, have publicly endorsed the Equality Act of 2015, a bill that would put an end to workplace discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity which is still currently legal in most states. According to…
Engaging Middle Management in Diversity and Inclusion
By Michael Nam Middle managers in any organization are vital to executing a diversity strategy. Companies seeking to improve diversity and inclusion can engage middle management by creating programs they can engage in, instituting goals and consequences, and ensuring that managers feel like part of the process. When discussing the…