Diversity Holiday Calendar & Heritage Month

Encompassing the diverse histories of people from the Asian continent, Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate and honor AAPI contributions to US society. Starting as a 10-day heritage week in 1977 and moving to a month-long celebration in 1990, the celebration was marked for […]

Recommendations There are many virtual offerings this year to celebrate Black History Month. People can take virtual tours of historically significant sites, such as these: A walk through Harlem A virtual Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery The 2022 Black History Month Virtual Festival hosted by ASALH A tour of the National Museum of African […]

Assess Current Job Descriptions and Job Posts for Inclusive Content and Intent Job descriptions are the first touch point between a prospective candidate and the company. The tone, language, and the details that are included (or excluded) in your job description creates an image of the company and what it would be like to work […]

Canada’s Indigenous Population • The Indigenous population in Canada continues to rapidly outpace the growth of the rest of thecountry while Indigenous languages are showing a strong resurgence.• The data paints a picture of a young and growing Indigenous population—First Nation, Inuit and Métis—which is increasingly learning Indigenous languages and is reshaping the face of […]

Hearing loss is the second most prevalent health issue around the world. In the United States, about one in five people and three in five combat veterans have some amount of hearing loss. Managers or supervisors will inevitably have an employee who has some degree of hearing loss. Employers have a legal obligation to make […]

Today’s corporations have repeatedly benefited by their actions to support and advance LGBTQ rights in the workplace. But for global companies that conduct business in jurisdictions that are not supportive of the rights of LGBTQ individuals—and in some cases penalize and persecute LGBT individuals—it can be challenging to extend nondiscrimination protections and offer equitable benefits […]

LGBTQ ERG Community Programs and Initiatives Employee resource groups (ERGs) are often measured by their impact and effectiveness in four key operational areas: commerce, culture, career, and community. When ERG’s focus on community, they provide a platform for positioning a company’s commitment to two critical stakeholder groups—their employees and the communities those employees live and […]