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fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

The NFL's Rooney Rule has long been a topic of conversation, even debate. What does it do?

Uthmeier, who threatened possible enforcement actions against the league in March if it didn't suspend the 23-year-old rule, sent the subpoena along with a letter to NFL executive vice president and attorney Ted Ullyot. Uthmeier believes the rule violates Florida law by requiring race-based considerations in hiring.
Washington Redskins
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fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

Companies obsessed with youth are missing their best hires. Here's why

Ageism in hiring overlooks the valuable contributions of older workers, who possess experience, credibility, and innovative potential.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Discomfort Is the Key to Culturally Competent Leadership

Culturally competent leaders enhance team performance by embracing humility, adaptability, and ongoing self-awareness.
Women
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why women still aren't reaching the top

Women lack equal opportunities for leadership despite having talent and ambition, with only 37% of leadership roles held by women.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
1 month ago

Honoring Autism Acceptance Month 2026: Rethinking Soft Skills Training For Neurodiverse Employees

Soft skills training must be adapted to support neurodiverse employees, focusing on their unique strengths rather than traditional social norms.
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Women in technology
fromNature
11 months ago

How DEI is misunderstood - and the real route to gender equality

Patriarchy continues to thwart gender equality in the workplace despite initiatives aimed at diversity and inclusion.
Current DEI efforts often serve business interests more than they address structural gender biases.
Women in technology
fromNature
11 months ago

How DEI is misunderstood - and the real route to gender equality

Patriarchy continues to thwart gender equality in the workplace despite initiatives aimed at diversity and inclusion.
Current DEI efforts often serve business interests more than they address structural gender biases.
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Social justice
fromFortune
2 months ago

From mom-and-pops to Goldman Sachs, Jesse Jackson's vision for American business sparked a revolution | Fortune

Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded workplace diversity and economic opportunity for Black Americans through campaigns like Operation Breadbasket, securing jobs, corporate commitments, and long-term investment.
Social justice
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 months ago

Diversity Think Tank: We can't afford to roll back DEI | Computer Weekly

Rollback of DEI in UK businesses reverses progress, reinforces systemic inequality, and harms long-term performance and innovation in the tech sector and wider economy.
Media industry
fromWIRED
5 months ago

DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To

Black staffers at WIRED experience precarious job security, isolation, and confinement to race-focused assignments despite professional success.
fromIT Pro
6 months ago

Why is big tech rolling back DEI initiatives?

Since the start of 2025, many prominent big tech companies have publicly scaled back their DEI programs, in response to shifting requirements by the US government. Within days of taking office, President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies within federal departments and sending a message and demanded civil investigations into companies that have such programs in place.
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Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

CBS Producer Trey Sherman Claims Racism Behind Layoffs

CBS cut about 1,000 employees and a Black producer alleges the layoffs disproportionately affected people of color and amount to race-based discrimination.
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fromDigiday
11 months ago

'I feel disposable': Confessions of a transgender Target employee after DEI pullback

Target's recent pullback on DEI initiatives has raised concerns among employees about their workplace safety and value.
A transgender employee expresses feeling dehumanized and undervalued due to Target's recent DEI pullback.
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