Diversity Management, News and Updates
Many people — women and mothers in particular — complained during the pandemic that the list of titles available on the career networking site LinkedIn was restrictive, biased and didn’t fully provide options that allowed them to showcase their skillset or encompass the types of careers working professionals have today….
Workers in the tech industry have experienced a dramatic increase in harassment based on gender, age, race and ethnicity while working remotely over the last year, according to a new survey from the Silicon Valley nonprofit advocacy group, Project Include. Shannon Bond of NPR has reported that the increases in…
Fueled by a shrinking economy and an exploding health crisis, unemployment levels for people with disabilities hit a seven-year high in 2020 according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “Fewer U.S. persons with a disability were employed in 2020 with a total employment rate…
Wrongful death lawsuit filed in the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson by police. Family members of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police through a window in her own home, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Fort Worth, Texas and the…
Over the past few months, COVID-19 has changed almost every aspect of business. Furloughs, layoffs, and mandatory work-from-home orders have forced corporations to reassess “business as usual.” The overarching lesson adaptable companies have embodied is that the way things have always been done need not be the way things always…
As schools and offices across the country are closing in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, classes and businesses are moving online. For many of the estimated 19 million Americans without broadband internet service, learning and working from home poses challenges. Comcast (No. 6 on DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50 Companies…
