The CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum says we're 'asking the wrong questions' when it comes to DEI
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Often we're asking the wrong questions. Why aren't we asking why the majority of people in the C-suite happen to be white men? Why is that not the right question to be asking? Why aren't we asking why companies decided to adopt ESG and D&I without actually tying it to performance? Those should be the questions we should be asking, as opposed to, why is a company taking a step back from D&I?
Interrogating systemic inequalities that necessitate equity initiatives is a more constructive conversation than probing why a company is reeling back DEI. He pointed out that D&I and ESG exist because people of color and women have historically been blocked out of opportunities that they're qualified for, which has led to a lack of diversity in the C-suite.
We have to shift and change the narrative as we talk about these issues, because it still is a problem that women are not leading most of the Fortune 500 companies, and in fact, we only have two black women.
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