Diversity ARTICLES

 

 

A place to belong

Posted on March 28, 2010 on livemint.com

Business imperatives rather than affirmative action have provided the biggest impetus for these initiatives. It makes economic sense to tap into a wider pool...

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A lesson from Latvia on how to break through
the glass ceiling



Posted on March 8, 2010 on Examiner.com

The figure reflects a management style pervasive in Latvia that an author argues is fuelling the success of women in the workplace...

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From uniform to workplace: your next big victory

Posted on March 7, 2010 on North Jersey.com

Diversity, inclusion, and empathy. You have worked in a highly diverse environment: race, ethnicity, gender, age, and — certainly — disability...

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Poll: Generations most challenging cultural
challenge



Posted on March 6, 2010 on Examiner.com

Respondents were asked to select their two most challenging workplace cultures from a randomly sorted list including Ethnic, Gender, Generational...

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Remarks At Black History Month Celebration

Posted on February 22, 2010 on U.S. Department of State

Remarks made by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Boyle Heights celebrates its ethnic diversity

Posted on February 22, 2010 on Los Angeles Times

In the 1940s, the Eastside neighborhood was often called one of the largest and earliest showcases for multicultural
harmony in Los Angeles...

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Open the Door

Posted on February 21, 2010 on The New York Times

On appeal, the Chicago-based United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed, ruling that the applicants had not filed with the EEOC within...

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Groups weigh in on proposed changes to
EEO complaint process



Posted on February 19, 2010 on GovExec.com

EEOC proposed a series of changes in December 2009 after processing feedback from a 2002 public meeting and an internal working group...

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Blacks, Latinos and women lose ground at
Silicon Valley tech companies



Posted on February 13, 2010 on MercuryNews.com

The unique diversity of Silicon Valley is not reflected in the region's tech workplaces — and the disparity is only growing worse. Hispanics and blacks made ...

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Why Diversity Can Backfire On Company Boards

Posted on January 25, 2010 on The Wall Street Journal

When it comes to corporate boards and diversity, the conventional wisdom is simple: Diversity is good. When directors are too alike...

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EEOC: Black workers got more radiation

Posted on January 16, 2010 on UPI.com

The EEOC alleged the company assigned black employees to work with radioactive waste and manipulated dosimeters to show lower levels of radiation than the...

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Does office spouse balance out a home life?

Posted on January 11, 2010 on The Economic Times

Diversity at the workplace has led to an increase in interaction between colleagues of the opposite sex—so much so, that these days, it just seems to make...

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Top Ten Trends in the Pre-employment
Background Screening Industry for 2009



Posted on January 10, 2010 on NYC in a Blink

As a result of Title VII and notice from the EEOC, employers are well advised to review their hiring practices to ensure that they are not discriminating against members of protected classes by automatically denying employment without...

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Diversity Efforts Uneven In U.S. Companies

Posted on January 10, 2010 on NPR

The United States is steadily becoming an increasingly diverse nation, but progress in the workplace has been a bit slower. On one side, there are companies...

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G.O.P. Chairman Urges Reid to Step Down
Over Remarks



Posted on January 10, 2010 on The New York Times

Mr. Clyburn said that Mr. Reid should be judged on the merits of his record to respond to diversity and to advance the president's agenda...

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Case Involving Firefighters Goes to
Supreme Court



Posted on January 9, 2010 on The New York Times – Chicago News Cooperative | The Pulse

CHICAGO — Benna Solomon, a lawyer for the city, said, “Title VII requires that the charges be filed with EEOC within 300 days of when the discriminatory practice...

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Facebook Touts Diversity of Its Members

Posted on December 18, 2009 on WSJ Blog - Digits

According to a blog entry posted on the social networking site, racial breakdown of users nearly mirrors the overall diversity of the US population...

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Where are the Women: U.S. Boardrooms May
be Missing the Boat?



Posted on December 15, 2009 on The Huffington Post

Younger women coming enthusiastically into the workplace are likely to be less engaged when they see the number of women in top leadership decreasing...

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Point made: City elections offer nation an image
of our diverse, open metropolis



Posted on December 14, 2009 on Houston Chronicle

HOUSTON — Beyond the mayoral contest, voters empaneled a roster of officials at City Hall that increasingly mirrors our full diversity. The 14 council members...

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Ending complacency key to fighting
discrimination, UN rights chief says



Posted on December 8, 2009 on UN News Centre

The theme of this year's Day, observed annually on 10 December, is “Embrace Diversity: End Discrimination,” and Ms. Pillay shared how she confronted her own...

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Companies Push for Flexible Schedules
to Boost Women Attorneys



Posted on December 3, 2009 on Law.com

A 2007 study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Workplace Center found that one-third of women attorneys leave law firms altogether during their...

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Cheating, sex and diversity:
Teen attitudes change from 20 years ago



Posted on December 2, 2009 on Examiner.com

Teens today also place more importance on diversity. Among 7th- to 12th-graders, nearly six in 10 (59%) say that being around people from different racial...

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New 'toon continues Disney trend toward diversity

Posted on December 2, 2009 on Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — For most of the last century, the Disney 'toon heroine was as white as, well... Snow White, the studio's first feature-film superstar...

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USC Ranks No. 1 In Diversity For 8th
Year In A Row



Posted on November 17, 2009 on CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― 1 In Diversity For 8th Year In A Row USC had 7482 international students during the 2008-2009 school year. For the eighth year in a row, the University of...

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