As consumers continue to pressure businesses to increase their diversity and inclusion standards, companies are beginning to realize that they must “walk the talk.” This is causing businesses to consider how they can fulfill the goals they’ve outlined in the various pledges and commitments they’ve made. While pledging to make…

Defining Intersectionality In the modern context, “Intersectionality” is a term often used to describe the unique experiences of marginalized groups. Nevertheless, this term has significant nuance anchored in the history of its creation. It was first used by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to describe the intersection between gender and ethnicity and how…

With COVID-19 tearing through national economies and exacerbating socioeconomic, gender, and racial inequities, global leaders need to continue prioritizing diversity and inclusiveness for the benefit of their culture — and their bottom line. While PE firms and their portfolio companies don’t typically come to mind when thinking about the corporate…

In the summer of 2020, prompted by the tragic killing of George Floyd and several other Black Americans, communities across the world had a long-overdue reckoning with racial injustice. The unprecedented wave of social activism that followed was further driven by the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on people of colour…

The Origins of Pride While today, Pride is synonymous with its rainbow-saturated parades and gatherings, not long ago, there wasn’t a single law protecting these gatherings or the LGBTQ+ community. In the 1960s, it was still illegal in most U.S. states to be gay or even display non-straight characteristics. Despite this, gay bars offered…

George Floyd’s last three words became a global chorus, reigniting the Black Lives Matter movement from the streets of Minneapolis. Prior to this tragic killing of a black man beneath the knee of a white police officer, the Black Lives Matter movement was slowly gaining momentum. This movement began in…

By: Suzanne Zudiker As the world focuses more on diversity, inclusion and equity, many nonprofits are turning a keen eye to how their services are doled out. Foundations are analyzing grantee practices and associations are providing diversity and inclusion (D&I) resources for their member groups. …

We have gotten far beyond the initial days of just speaking of diversity in isolation. Organizations know that representation without inclusion and equity is diversity that does not stick. But what exactly do these separate but interconnected concepts mean? One way to think about it, in Verna Myers’ words, is…

Equity and equality are often used interchangeably when they actually mean very different things, especially in the context of an organization. While workplace equity is often associated with equal hiring practices and compensation, it definitely goes beyond just that. …