Diversity & Inclusion Industry News
October 10, 2011
Last month’s repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” has ushered in a new phase of military recruitment efforts. The end of the policy means that military recruitment officials are now able to court openly gay men and women in spaces that are commonly predominately gay—like gay pride events across the country.
For the first time, the Marine Corps sent recruiters to the San Gabriel Valley Pride event,...
October 10, 2011
Most millennials are entering the workplace with more than a general idea about what they want out of their first job. Pay, professional development opportunities, and benefits usually rank highest on the list, but experts are now encouraging the workplace’s newest additions to consider the impact that work culture and office environment can have on Gen Yers.
But how do we find out about an...
October 5, 2011
We know the prevalence of obesity is increasing. Obesity has been on the rise throughout the United States, often going hand-in-hand with an increase in poverty, and hitting the South particularly hard.
For diversity and inclusion practitioners, monitoring obesity trends is important for a handful of reasons, such as these: Certain racial and ethnic groups are more prone to obesity, and targeted...
October 4, 2011
Findings from a recent study suggest women have more difficulties than originally estimated when seeking careers in IT.
We know women have been graduating in increasing numbers—surpassing male graduates at many levels. They have lagged in IT degrees, but what if that lag was erased? The Level Playing Field Institute found that even if men and women graduated with IT degrees in equal numbers,...
October 4, 2011
The top diversity and inclusion stories the Diversity Best Practices team has been talking about in the past week on Twitter.
@AndresTTapia Inexcusable. The biggest group of victims of this economic recession is #Latino children http://bit.ly/osigea #DBP #DIversity
@DBPAdvMedia GLAAD Study Lauds Fox, HBO For Programming #Diversity – bit.ly/psEKrF
@DBPAging The #Boomer conundrum: never feeling as...
October 3, 2011
During this recession, older workers seem especially hard hit. Many have lost their jobs and may never regain employment. Workers over age 50 seem to recognize that their age works against them.
It’s no surprise, then, that age discrimination claims are on the rise. In 2006, workers had filed some 16,000 age discrimination complaints, compared to more than 23,000 just last year.
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September 30, 2011
Companies are beginning to recognize and leverage the unique skills those with autism spectrum disorders can bring to the workplace, especially in science and technology. Yet organizations may not be aware of the subtle things employees and managers may be doing to alienate these workers. Lynne Soraya, a blogger for Psychology Today, shares a list of 15 ways we may be alienating employees with...
September 27, 2011
The top diversity and inclusion stories the Diversity Best Practices team has been talking about in the past week on Twitter.
@AndresTTapia Very controversial: #Black Prof’s radical advice for successful black women: Marry outside race http://t.co/gZc5IjRH #Diversity
@DBPAdvMedia @nbc Owned Stations Launch #Diversity Programs in #Newsrooms broadcastingcable.com/article/474089…
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