Diversity & Inclusion Industry News
May 21, 2013
By Kellye Whitney
Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr., 68, of Decatur, Ga., president and CEO of Roosevelt Thomas Consulting & Training Inc., died May 17, 2013, in Atlanta. Thomas was a longtime columnist and supporter of Diversity Executive magazine as well as a senior research fellow for The American Institute for Managing Diversity, a nonprofit research and education group he founded.
Thomas was a...
March 5, 2013
Accenture has released “Defining Success,” its 2013 International Women’s Day research, which seeks to better understand how professionals define success in their careers and personal lives; how they view career satisfaction, work life balance and workplace priorities; and how technology influences work life balance. Nellie Borrero, Accenture’s managing director, global inclusion & diversity...
February 11, 2013
On any given Saturday morning, I can be found working with an enrichment program for kids of color who attend private schools in New York City. Aside from strengthening their public speaking, writing and leadership skills, On Track—a program facilitated by the Independent School Diversity Network (ISDN)--gives students who find themselves as a literal minority in their predominantly White...
September 25, 2012
Most Latinos living in the United States (74 percent) identify more with being American, reports NBCLatino.com. Approximately one in five identify as being both American and Latino and just 4 percent identify primarily with their country of origin.
“What is interesting is that surveys and polls consistently show Latinos mostly identify with the U.S. and with being American, and yet this is...
November 15, 2011
The top diversity and inclusion stories the Diversity Best Practices team has been talking about in the past week on Twitter.
@AndresTTapia #EEOC: Sexual harrassment charges by men climb from 9%-->16%, many cases frm other men, but also frm female bosses - It's always about power
@DBPAdvMedia @TLC 'All-American Muslim' explores #diversity within Dearborn, Michigan's Muslim community bit.ly/...
November 14, 2011
Generational conflict has been a workplace staple for decades; however, in these daunting financial times the philosophical clash between Generation Y and Baby Boomers is palpable.
Nearly 25 percent of human resources professionals report generational conflict in the workplace, according to a recent Society for Human Resource Management poll.
The root of this conflict? Each group has its own set...
