Diversity & Inclusion: Page 15


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    How can managers prevent burnout? Center equity, Gallup says

    With Black workers, in particular, a sense of employer respect was found to be key in retention.

    By Dec. 14, 2022
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    A 5-step plan to operationalize DEIB

    Although each operating model varies according to a company’s unique DEIB strategy and objectives, the best approaches share a common set of enablers related to leadership, communications, policies and practices, data and metrics, and financial investment.

    By Fran Maxwell and Kimberly Lanier • Dec. 12, 2022
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    A deep dive into DEI

    Staying thoughtful and engaged regarding DEI topics — as well as listening to employees — can help employers meet goals and retain people.

    By HR Dive staff
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    How US maternal mortality is an HR issue

    Two Mercer researchers told HR Dive about their findings, including how employers can address disproportionately poor outcomes for Black and Indigenous birthing parents.

    By Dec. 8, 2022
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    5 stories on DEI accountability as 2023 looms

    There’s increasing evidence that setting and meeting diversity goals is good for business in a variety of ways, not least of all financially.

    By Dec. 7, 2022
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    What does AI without bias look like?

    Inequitable framing, biased data and human prejudice can be augmented by artificial intelligence. But can AI address bias and reduce it?

    By Dec. 7, 2022
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    How employers can combat antisemitism

    “It would be naive to assume that the hate we see outside the workplace doesn’t enter the workplace,” Jonathan Segal, partner at Duane Morris, told HR Dive.

    By Dec. 5, 2022
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    Amazon union organizer petitions court to lead race bias class-action suit

    Christian Smalls’ appeal to the 2nd Circuit follows a lower court’s dismissal of the suit that challenged Amazon's COVID-19 safety measures.

    By Dec. 1, 2022
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    Opinion

    How to use DEI-focused manager training to re-engage employees

    “Before we pontificate about quiet quitting ... ask if you’re doing everything you can to be an employer of choice,” writes DEI leader Elena Richards of KPMG.

    By Elena Richards • Nov. 30, 2022
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    Papa Johns names first Latino to head both people, diversity

    Prior to this appointment, Elias Reyna worked as an HR lead for ABM Industries, Tesoro, Shell and Papa Johns.

    By Nov. 30, 2022
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    Are corporate leaders spouting empty promises about CEO diversity?

    Leaders have recognized that DEI among top management is critical to an organization’s success, but progress is stagnant, Heidrick & Struggles’ report finds.

    By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 28, 2022
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    Highly engaged companies have broader DEI programs, study says

    Companies with high levels of employee engagement tend to have a clear and inclusive definition of diversity that informs their programs.

    By Nov. 23, 2022
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    Greater management diversity leads to better financial performance, report finds

    “Instead of fighting transparency, public companies should embrace the EEO-1 movement,” said Joshua Ramer, CEO of DiversIQ.

    By Nov. 18, 2022
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    Some DEI policies send the wrong message, survey warns

    ResumeBuilder survey results showed that some hiring managers feel pressured to prioritize diversity over qualifications.

    By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Code-switching at work may have unforeseen consequences

    Panelists unpacked the effects of covering and code-switching during a session at the ABA’s 2022 Labor and Employment Law Conference.

    By Nov. 16, 2022
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    Opinion

    4 ways to foster LGBTQ allyship in the workplace

    Allyship became personal for Claudia Dulac, head of diversity & inclusion for Merrill, when her husband came out as gay in 2009.

    By Claudia Dulac • Nov. 14, 2022
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    Slowly but surely, S&P boards are diversifying

    New directors account for only 7% of all S&P board directors, but the new additions were largely from historically underrepresented groups.

    By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 11, 2022
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    Opinion

    How private employers can recruit and retain veterans

    Many private employers now recognize the skills service members bring to the workforce, writes Wendy Buckingham, associate attorney at Littler.

    By Wendy Buckingham • Nov. 9, 2022
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    College presidential searches still favor White candidates, report says

    Different search firm practices, hiring processes and job descriptions can change an exclusionary status quo, the College Futures Foundation said.

    By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 8, 2022
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    CompTIA partnership aims to expand tech opportunities for LGBTQ talent

    Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts remain an active consideration for the tech sector, which has struggled with bias.

    By Nov. 8, 2022
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    DEIB lost steam last year, but HR pros say employers are reinvesting

    A renewed focus on retention has buoyed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, Lattice said.

    By Nov. 2, 2022
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    Opinion

    When seeking hires, don’t forget workers who are blind

    Working-age people who are blind are disproportionately unemployed, writes Dan Phillips, director of public policy at the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Utica, New York.

    By Dan Phillips • Oct. 31, 2022
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    Lessons learned from SHRM Inclusion 2022

    The ideas exchanged will likely only grow in importance.

    By Oct. 28, 2022
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    Mailbag: How should HR referee workplace political debates?

    Alexander Alonso, SHRM’s chief knowledge officer, offered his best practices for how HR can mediate potentially tricky debates at work.

    By Oct. 27, 2022
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    SHRM speakers call on HR pros to address everyday ableism

    Breaking down the social and medical models of disability, Tricia Downing and Erik Kondo asked SHRM attendees to drop the objectification.

    By Oct. 26, 2022