Category: Diversity & Inclusion
DEI as a Driving Force in Business Innovation
DEI in TMTs is essential to business innovation by facilitating an unbiased decision-making process, promoting creativity, and establishing an inclusive culture. To better achieve this goal, companies should work to better understand the experience of top leaders and employee perceptions of their leadership efforts...
Read moreFailure to Communicate Strategically on Affirmative Action Ruling Will Impact University Reputations
In the next few months, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling overturning or significantly restricting affirmative action programs used in college admissions. This ruling presents significant challenges for all public and private universities, as well as for community colleges...
Read moreObserving Black History Month is a Form of Black Resistance
BAAM members reflect on what Black resistance means to them and how our ideas, while poignantly different, may more greatly unite us all...
Read moreWhy LGBTQIA History Month Matters
We asked several of our LGBTQIA ERG members to share why our history matters to them and recommended a book that tells a part of our history...
Read moreInvestment in Human Resources in Japan: Women in STEM
Rikejo (science women), a term frequently heard in Japanese media and daily conversations, addresses women who are pursuing an education in STEM...
Read moreWhy U.S. Universities Must Implement DEI Initiatives Strategically
To achieve meaningful progress, it is essential for university leadership to weave DEI goals into the fabric of the strategic plan...
Read moreEncore: Ever-Changing Learning and Development for Caregivers Returning to Work
Encore launched when five women, who had taken time out of the workforce to be caregivers, returned to recharge their careers...
Read moreDon’t Wait to Be Called: Three Reasons to Proactively Adopt a Racial Equity Audit
As independent, objective reviews of how corporate policies and practices affect underrepresented groups, racial equity audits are vital to ensuring that companies become fairer and more welcoming places to work...
Read moreConversations With APCO's North America ERGs
As we celebrate diversity and inclusion this month, we heard from members of each of APCO's Employee Resource Groups to better understand the experiences and challenges community members are facing inside and outside of the workplace...
Read moreAPCO LGBTQ+ and Women’s Leadership Group Employee Resource Groups Stand in Support of Trans Day of Visibility
This day is dedicated to recognizing the resiliency and accomplishments of the trans and gender nonconforming community while also shedding light on the hardships the community still faces due to transphobia and bigotry...
Read more