The following session is from DiversityInc’s fourth annual Women of Color and Their Allies event, held Oct. 21, 2021. This year’s theme was “Sustaining Workforce Positions for Women of Color.” Throughout the day, panels consisting of researchers, thought leaders and executives shared their insights and strategies for helping women of color overcome common workplace barriers and spotlight allies working to sustain their positions within the workforce.

Moderator: Carolynn Johnson, CEO of DiversityInc

Speaker: Dr. Chris Parker, Director of Research and Data Analytics at DiversityInc

Data is one of the best ways to hold your organization accountable for its DE&I efforts. Disclosing data to employees, stakeholders and even external organizations helps provide transparency and accountability to DE&I initiatives needed in the modern workplace.