Category: Diversity & Inclusion

December 1, 2023

In healthcare organizations with diversity, equity and inclusion training, 35% of workers saw an improvement in workplace culture during the past year, according to the 2023 State of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report by Relias, a healthcare talent and […]

November 30, 2023

Meet Cori Davis, Chief People Officer at Genentech, a leading biotechnology company and member of the Roche Group. Davis not only brings more than 25 years of HR experience as an innovative leader to her role, but also a commonsense […]

November 10, 2023

Everyone is serious about anti-racism at work. Of course we are. We defy you to find a board member at a UK business, FTSE 100 or otherwise, who won’t proclaim their abiding intolerance for any discrimination whatsoever. It has a […]

November 6, 2023

How long do you want to live? That’s the question Sonia Aranza, CEO and principal consultant at Aranza Communications, posed during a session on ageism at the SHRM INCLUSION 2023 conference on Nov. 1 in Savannah, Ga. “Deep inside, we […]

November 1, 2023

The Office for National Statistics’ analysis of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data showed that median weekly earnings across all full-time employees was £682 in April 2023, which is a 6.2% increase on the figure for April […]

October 23, 2023

The “girl boss” is dead. We’re done urging women to work harder, push harder and “lean in” harder just for equal treatment. While this shift is too long in coming, the increasingly popular alternative of “lazy girl jobs” isn’t the […]

October 19, 2023

As a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioner, I enjoy hosting and attending DEI trainings — or, as I like to call them, experiences — as much as the next person. Whether they touch on gender or racial equity or […]

October 18, 2023

Racism at work can take a number of forms, but it often flies under the radar, according to the CEO of a nonprofit focused on equity in the workplace. In fact, most employees from marginalized racial and ethnic groups in […]

October 17, 2023

The 21st-century workplace is evolving rapidly. As we step further into a world driven by digital advancements and changing socio-cultural dynamics, it is essential to acknowledge that our workforce should be as diverse as the world we live in. An […]

September 28, 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission came together to publish a disability resource guide, the EEOC announced Tuesday. The release marks 50 years since the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. A precursor to the Americans with […]

September 26, 2023

During a recent webcast for SHRM, titled “Radically Rethinking Performance Reviews,” I shared the concept of the “star profile,” a short, succinct description of the actual behaviors or actions that spell success in a given position. I also have written […]

September 21, 2023

Are you ready to shape the future of workplace diversity? We are pleased to invite you to be part of a groundbreaking pilot study conducted by a collaborative team of esteemed researchers and faculty from the University of Nevada, Reno […]

September 18, 2023

Robin Witt spent the majority of her life in Florida, most recently working as a contract engineer at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. But after the state legislature passed a spate of laws impacting the LGBTQ+ community, including restrictions […]

September 12, 2023

Back in 2019, before Black Lives Matter and George Floyd put an overdue spotlight on companies’ role in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), we at DMi realized our usual approach of self-reliance on overcoming challenges wasn’t cutting it. We […]

August 30, 2023

This report aligns with recent findings that indicate shifting employer attitudes toward DEI, but also how lack of C-suite buy-in can undercut long-term diverse hiring goals. In a 2023 report, 45% of Black workers said they would switch jobs if […]

August 29, 2023

Julie O’Neill spent nearly three decades as a top anchor for Cincinnati’s WCPO news station, but early last year, her career took a gut-wrenching turn. Despite her longtime coverage of the Cincinnati Bengals, O’Neill was passed over in favor of […]

August 28, 2023

“Hi, Barbie!” To haters’ chagrin, the “Barbie” movie starring Margot Robbie has lit up every aspect of fashion, meme culture and women’s (and men’s, and everyone in-between’s) empowerment. And that campy, joyful call and response is a symbol of the […]

August 24, 2023

According to the Center for American Progress’s 2022 Survey, half of LGBTQIA+ adults reported experiencing some form of workplace discrimination or harassment in the past year because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status, including being fired or […]

August 22, 2023

Within a company’s overall DEI strategy, equity may be the missing link, particularly in three main areas — compensation, advancement opportunities and educational requirements — according to the 2023 Equity in Hiring Research Report from HireVue. Only half of employees […]

August 16, 2023

Innovative companies are collaborative companies. They find new solutions by sifting through a steady flow of fresh ideas drawn from a wide range of contributors. The best innovators understand that the next big idea could come from anyone in the […]