5 stories on DEI accountability as 2023 looms

There’s increasing evidence that setting and meeting diversity goals is good for business in a variety of ways, not least of all financially.

By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 7, 2022

What does AI without bias look like?

Inequitable framing, biased data and human prejudice can be augmented by artificial intelligence. But can AI address bias and reduce it?

By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 7, 2022

How employers can combat antisemitism

“It would be naive to assume that the hate we see outside the workplace doesn’t enter the workplace,” Jonathan Segal, partner at Duane Morris, told HR Dive.

By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 5, 2022

Amazon union organizer petitions court to lead race bias class-action suit

Christian Smalls’ appeal to the 2nd Circuit follows a lower court’s dismissal of the suit that challenged Amazon's COVID-19 safety measures.

By Caroline Colvin • Dec. 1, 2022

How to use DEI-focused manager training to re-engage employees

“Before we pontificate about quiet quitting ... ask if you’re doing everything you can to be an employer of choice,” writes DEI leader Elena Richards of KPMG.

By Elena Richards • Nov. 30, 2022

Papa Johns names first Latino to head both people, diversity

Prior to this appointment, Elias Reyna worked as an HR lead for ABM Industries, Tesoro, Shell and Papa Johns.

By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 30, 2022

Are corporate leaders spouting empty promises about CEO diversity?

Leaders have recognized that DEI among top management is critical to an organization’s success, but progress is stagnant, Heidrick & Struggles’ report finds.

By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 28, 2022

Highly engaged companies have broader DEI programs, study says

Companies with high levels of employee engagement tend to have a clear and inclusive definition of diversity that informs their programs.

By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 23, 2022

Greater management diversity leads to better financial performance, report finds

“Instead of fighting transparency, public companies should embrace the EEO-1 movement,” said Joshua Ramer, CEO of DiversIQ.

By Ginger Christ • Nov. 18, 2022

Some DEI policies send the wrong message, survey warns

ResumeBuilder survey results showed that some hiring managers feel pressured to prioritize diversity over qualifications.

By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 16, 2022

Code-switching at work may have unforeseen consequences

Panelists unpacked the effects of covering and code-switching during a session at the ABA’s 2022 Labor and Employment Law Conference.

By Caroline Colvin • Nov. 16, 2022

4 ways to foster LGBTQ allyship in the workplace

Allyship became personal for Claudia Dulac, head of diversity & inclusion for Merrill, when her husband came out as gay in 2009.

By Claudia Dulac • Nov. 14, 2022

Slowly but surely, S&P boards are diversifying

New directors account for only 7% of all S&P board directors, but the new additions were largely from historically underrepresented groups.

By Laurel Kalser • Nov. 11, 2022

How private employers can recruit and retain veterans

Many private employers now recognize the skills service members bring to the workforce, writes Wendy Buckingham, associate attorney at Littler.

By Wendy Buckingham • Nov. 9, 2022

College presidential searches still favor White candidates, report says

Different search firm practices, hiring processes and job descriptions can change an exclusionary status quo, the College Futures Foundation said.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 8, 2022

CompTIA partnership aims to expand tech opportunities for LGBTQ talent

Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts remain an active consideration for the tech sector, which has struggled with bias.

By Ryan Golden • Nov. 8, 2022

DEIB lost steam last year, but HR pros say employers are reinvesting

A renewed focus on retention has buoyed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, Lattice said.

By Kate Tornone • Nov. 2, 2022

When seeking hires, don’t forget workers who are blind

Working-age people who are blind are disproportionately unemployed, writes Dan Phillips, director of public policy at the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Utica, New York.

By Dan Phillips • Oct. 31, 2022

Lessons learned from SHRM Inclusion 2022

The ideas exchanged will likely only grow in importance.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 28, 2022

Mailbag: How should HR referee workplace political debates?

Alexander Alonso, SHRM’s chief knowledge officer, offered his best practices for how HR can mediate potentially tricky debates at work.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 27, 2022

SHRM speakers call on HR pros to address everyday ableism

Breaking down the social and medical models of disability, Tricia Downing and Erik Kondo asked SHRM attendees to drop the objectification.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 26, 2022

SHRM: Most employers dedicate ‘little to no resources’ to DEI

To succeed, DEI may need to be treated as a business function, not just HR programming.

By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 26, 2022

How employers can better cultivate women leaders

Toxic workplaces, combined with gender discrimination, make for poor soil, one expert said during SHRM Inclusion 2022.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 25, 2022

‘No one’s talking about it’: Divorced employees need support, too

Employers and HR pros need to be vigilant regarding divorce’s effect on worker mental health, one expert said.

By Caroline Colvin • Oct. 21, 2022

Papa Johns’ chief diversity officer steps down

Marvin Boakye helmed people functions amid a culture reset at the quick-service restaurant.

By Kate Tornone • Oct. 21, 2022