Diversity
Diversity
The Obama Era refers to a time period of changing cultural shifts and demographics which impact personal and global relationships. There are a number of challenges associated with this period that concern the economy...
Diversity and multiculturalism is frequently championed with the goal of acknowledging the differences between groups while insisting that underneath all people are the same, hoping the focus on similarity will be the...
Despite the fact that the workforce is almost evenly divided between men and women, the percentage of women at the higher levels of the corporate pyramid still lags far behind the numbers of men at these levels. In...
The rapid aging of the American workforce, together with other demographic trends, means that the competition to attract and retain top employees is fiercer than ever before. But smart companies recognize that there is...
In Say Anything to Anyone, Anywhere, Gayle Cotton provides a valuable guide to cross-cultural communication. In today’s global marketplace, the ability to properly communicate and do business with...
Each day, men and women face challenges when working with one another. False assumptions cause breakdowns in communication and affect both sexes’ ability to find success. In Work with Me, Barbara Annis...
In The Power of Latino Leadership, Juana Bordas argues that the characteristics embodied by U.S. Latinos ideally suit the demands of 21st-century leadership. Latinos’ long history as a multicultural...
Attracting and retaining employees with diverse identities, perspectives, background, and cultural heritages is fundamental to any diversity initiative. In The End of Diversity as We Know It, Martin N...
The term “women of color” was coined in 1977 at a national conference sponsored by the U.S. government to address gender inequity. It originally described women of African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American descent...
In The Big Shift, renowned social entrepreneur Marc Freedman confronts the problem of an increasingly aging population and a society ill-prepared to make use of its knowledge and expertise. However,...
