Race

Stereotypes contribute to the problem in two ways.

What an analysis of 171 high-profile lawsuits found.

Targets must be detailed to create transparency, shared to induce accountability, and accompanied by action plans to promote change.

Leaders need to fix their pipelines and build new pathways into higher-paying careers.

Women of color in particular often aren’t invited.

A study found that during the pandemic, policies intended to integrate cultural differences backfired.

From hiring to inclusion to work assignments.

Research-backed strategies to help directors ensure that everyone’s voice is heard.

It's not because of explicit discrimination.

The underrepresentation of Black voices in academia reflects and feeds the same problem in corporate America.

In almost every industry, women of color receive less support, and experience double standards, microaggressions, and unconscious bias.

Partnering with HBCUs is one promising avenue.

Interviews with more than 40 CDOs in 2019 and 2021 explore how DEI has transformed in the wake of George Floyd's murder.

Seven strategies for leaders.

Four ways managers can go deeper than “inclusion.”

Women with power need to reach out to other women.

A black man employed by a Minnesota trucking company had racial slurs directed at him and was the target of graffiti written by fellow workers. A U.S. district court held that the trucking company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and ordered it to take affirmative action and disciplinary measures against […]

How scientific institutions can address systemic racism.

A national brewing and distilling company grapples with its most profitable brand’s racist history.

Beware of performative allyship.