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With the pressure corporations are under to demonstrate progress in their DEI efforts, I see a lot of companies focusing their resources on DEI-focused training and recruiting. Only focusing here will lead to certain failure.
Read MoreMany organizations have made statements in support of DE&I but are slow to make progress. Leadership may be misaligned, other priorities may be competing for attention and work can be delegated to people who can’t drive decisions. This resistance to change, whether intentional or not, is one of the biggest issues my clients face. It can come in direct forms but more often is passive and indirect. Here are three common examples…
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Nasdaq, which with the New York Stock Exchange accounts for the vast majority of trading, has proposed new listing requirements for its US stock exchange and is awaiting approval from the SEC. Any company with less than two diverse directors, including one who self-identifies as either an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+, has to provide a reasonable explanation as to why or risk being delisted.
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For the past 10 years, annual unemployment for women 18 and over has been consistently lower than men’s. Then came the pandemic. Not only has unemployment skyrocketed, a notable divergence of rates for women and men has appeared and is becoming a disturbing trend. Women are losing jobs, becoming unable to work and staying unemployed at much higher rates than men.
Read MoreBecause inclusion…
Today close to half of entry level roles are filled by women, and only 22% of C-level roles and a pitiful 5% of CEO roles in Fortune 500 companies are filled by women. If balance at the bottom get us to only 5% at the very top, adding to the bottom isn’t the answer.
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