Stop With the Lack of Tech Talent Pipeline Foolishness
Statistics show that people of color under the age of 45, account for 18.8 percent of computer and mathematical sciences degree holders.
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Rep. Cleaver: African American Inclusion In Tech Is “Common Sense”
Rep. Cleaver talks real talk about diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley.
Nasdaq’s New Rule Could Elevate Black Corporate Board Representation
Nasdaq's new board-diversity and diversity rule could help increase representation on U.S. corporate boards for Black Americans. The securities exchange operator just gained approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to apply the new policy.
Here Are The Best Companies for Career Advancement For Black Workers
The employer review site Glassdoor highlighted the 10 companies making the most effort toward improving the work experience for Black workers.
Staying Focused on Best Practices
As massive job cuts have forced many companies to reorganize and reprioritize spending, the diversity budget is taking its share of hits across industries. Nearly half of the 452 respondents to a recent Society for Human Resource Management poll said their discretionary HR spending had decreased in the past year, and 39% said they had cut spending on training unrelated to the core business, including anti-harassment and diversity training. Ten percent of respondents said they had reduced spending on initiatives that targeted diversity recruitment, and 12% predicted that diversity-related recruitment efforts would be cut. “If diversity truly is a key strategic objective of a corporation, then it should be treated like any other key strategic initiative of the corporation,†says Joe Watson, CEO of StrategicHire, an executive search firm in Reston, Virginia, and author of Without Excuses: Unleash the Power of Diversity to Build Your Business (St. Martin’s Press; $24.95). “That is a test in many ways to show whether a company’s rhetoric matches its reality.†We’ve looked at two companies that are working to continue efforts to make diversity a business imperative to grow their bottom lines.