In This Issue
Female Lawmakers Are Increasing Numbers Globally, But Remain Less Than 20 Percent
International Herald Tribune
The Inter-Parliamentary Union has issued a report that indicates less than 18 percent of the world's lawmakers are women, and many developing countries have more women in the corridors of political power than Western democracies. Globally, the proportion of female lawmakers jumped from 11 percent to 17.7 percent between 1995 and 2006.
Read More
Gwen Crider New Executive Director of Diversity Best Practices
In order to manage the growth and expansion of Diversity Best Practices (DBP) has added an executive director position to our management team. Gwen Crider has agreed to be the first DBP Executive Director, beginning May 5th. Gwen is a skilled manager and a resourceful, dedicated leader. We welcome her to our team.
Read More
Recruiters Scout Minority Talent To Help Their Clients Diversify
The Wall Street Journal
More women and people of color are occupying the top seats at big companies. And U.S. employers want to see more diversity in the "C-suite". There just isn't enough diverse talent ready to meet the increasing demand, according to leading U.S. executive-search firms.
Read More
Fewer Employees Convinced They Can Retire Comfortably
Workforce Management
Concerns about the economy, home values and health costs continue to sap workers’ confidence that they will have enough cash for a comfortable retirement. The percentage of workers who said they were very confident about having enough money to retire comfortably dropped to 18 percent this year from 27 percent in 2007, according to the 2008 Retirement Confidence Survey.
Read More
Focus on Diversity
FIRST-EVER HANDBOOK FOR AFFINITY & EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP LEADERS
Diversity Best Practices (DBP) is pleased to announce the upcoming June 2008 publication of the pioneering Handbook for Affinity and Network Leadership: Powerful Tools for Employee Resource Groups. The Handbook features 14 robust sections covering budgeting, chartering, bylaws, executive support, measuring impact, and innovative best practices. This unique tool also offers an additional 60 exciting pages of corporate network and affinity group profiles. Also included are nearly two dozen exclusive insider case studies from top corporations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Ford Motor Company, and Johnson & Johnson. This is one hard-hitting business resource you absolutely cannot afford to miss and will want in the hands of each of your affinity group leaders! Receive this Handbook FREE (a $99 value) by registering now for our Network & Affinity Leadership Congress (NALC) taking place in NYC on June 4-5, or pre-order your copy of this powerful publication today by contacting Megan Donnelly at donnelly@diversitybestpractices or calling 202-466-8209.
Diverse Holidays
Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter on April 27th this year. It is considered to be the most important Christian festival. This day also marks the last day of Jewish Passover.
May 1st marks Beltane, the Pagan celebration of the unison of the god and goddess, which is believed to be the basis of all creation. This festival is celebrated with maypole dances. |
|
Sponsors |
|
|
Quick Links
|
|
|
Member Spotlight
|
|
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, has released a guide that aims to provide human resource and other employment professionals with best practices for transgender workplace inclusion—from discrimination and benefits policies to internal practices that reflect how gender is expressed and integrated in the workplace—as well as the state of legal issues encompassing gender identity in employment situations. “Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace” covers topics such as appropriate terminology with which to discuss gender identity and expression, the creation of policies that protect transgender workers from discrimination, and the expansion of diversity programs to include gender identity and expression.
Read More
Major League Baseball received its best grade for racial diversity in hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year. MLB received its first A- for race yesterday from Richard Lapchick, director of the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. Its grade was B+ in last year's study. Among major leaguers, though, just 8.2 percent were black players, down from 8.4 percent in 2006 and the lowest level in at least two decades.
Read More
|
Wow! Facts
|
|
According to the Arab American Ethnic Market, two-thirds of Arab Americans speak fluent English but three-quarters use Arabic language media to obtain vital information with over 70 percent saying the best way to reach them is through broadcast outlets.
|
|
