Sentences with phrase «discussion about diversity»

In addition to tech companies» seemingly endless perks, the never - ending discussion about the diversity and the best practices on hiring to create a diverse workforce continues.

Male leaders need to not only participate in the discussion about diversity issues, but also move with urgency to build the models for change that others can follow.

The room was packed for Tuesday's town hall discussion about diversity and inclusion in tech.

A middle school finds that lunch clubs, tolerance exercises, and class discussions about diversity build a healthier school culture.

The event was part of «Fulfilling the Promise of Diversity,» a yearlong effort at GSE to conduct discussions about diversity.

The only person I spoke with who agreed to be identified by her real name was Francina Simone, a self - published author and YouTuber who has disengaged from the YA community over what she sees as disrespectful and unproductive discussions about diversity.

Creative England's head of games and digital media Jaspal Sohal reflects on recent discussions about diversity in the games industry

he was at the forefront of these discussions about diversity.»

In discussions about diversity and inclusion, legal industry observers often criticize law firms for their failure to keep pace with the increase in law school diversity.

In discussions about diversity and inclusion, legal industry observers often criticize law firms for their failure to keep pace with the increase...

Not exact matches

Orientation sessions for new employees should include candid discussions about inclusiveness, equity and diversity — and those conversations should remain ongoing.

For me, «playing in my lane» means using my position as PwC's chairman and senior partner to drive conversations about race and diversity, to drive change and ask the hard questions within PwC and the profession in which we compete, and to have the discussion with other CEOs and corporate leaders.

This session will be a frank and honest discussion about how to more effectively achieve diversity and what that actually looks like.

On July 25, 2017, Greg Johnson signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge, joining a group of over 270 U.S. business leaders working toward elevating the discussions about D&I and creating a more inclusive workplace.

Come join a discussion about ways emerging businesses can increase gender diversity to improve financial performance and increase innovation by empowering women entrepreneurs.

Other than DACA, other notable immigration discussions have involved talks about «chain» migration (family based migration), refugees, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), diversity visas, and the RAISE Act was introduced about a year ago by two senators, which would limit legal immigration and include a points system.

Today we continually hear discussions about cultural identity, cultural autonomy and cultural diversity.

Radio provided an illusion of «knowing» about an event when in reality the audience was given no chance at all to question the situation, to participate in discussion, or to hear a wide diversity of opinions about it.

From the discussion above, I would suggest that the move toward thinking about unity in terms of fellowship or communion in the gospel within which there are nonetheless differences is very congenial to the Reformed spirit I have earlier described, where a sense of unity in diversity has been important.

Gerry Fernandez, founder and president of the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, an organization whose mission is to educate and advise foodservice companies on matters of diversity, said Starbucks responded to the crisis well, noting that the chain's national prominence presents an opportunity to open a discussion about larger issues at play.

Your membership has benefits including: career center & job board, discussion forums, education forums, connection with your own empowerment ambassador, mentorship, networking, diversity programs, book club, wine tastings, regional events and of course details about our celebrated annual Symposium in Napa, CA.

That diversity of views and experiences created a particularly stimulating atmosphere and led to many productive discussions about how to improve school food while meeting the needs of school districts.

«She brings diversity to the ticket; she can win in Westchester; she can deliver the women's votes,» said a person with knowledge of the campaign's discussions and who was not authorized to talk about internal matters.

In the ongoing discussions about the lack of diversity in science, it can be easy to focus solely on demographics.

At the same time, we wish to help students (1) experience authentic processes of science, in particular discussion / debate about experimental data and their interpretation (including «grey areas»), (2) recognize the creativity and open - ended nature of research, and (3) see the diversity of people who undertake research careers (i.e. not just the genius / geeks of popular culture).

While I applaud all these initiatives and discussions and think these issues of inclusion, diversity and accessibility are now being talked about more than ever online and off, I still think there is a long, long way to go.

«As we ended up championing a remarkable diversity of styles,» said Johnson, «there was much discussion about what these films mean about where cinema is headed — whether it be the immersive magic realism of «Uncle Boonmee», the ruthless neo-realism of «Winter's Bone», or the subversive mischief of «Exit Through the Gift Shop».»

Anika Noni Rose speaks on the Bentonville Film Festival's panel discussion about the importance of diversity and inclusion on Saturday (January 20) in Park City, Utah.

As a society and within our educational institutions, discussions about bias, diversity, discrimination, and social justice tend to happen in middle and high schools.

Here are five concrete ways of bringing discussions about bias and diversity into the elementary classroom:

Educators should be age appropriate about any discussion, Sadowski says, and cites the work of the Welcoming Students organization, which offers lesson plans, professional development material, and family education focused not on sexuality, which is what usually prompts parent pushback, but on the harmful effects of bullying, understanding gender stereotypes, and family diversity.

Nearly 2,000 teacher - educators gathered here to talk about diversity, but many of their discussions revealed an underlying concern about the vitality of colleges of education.

In addition to infusing these tenets into their practice, teachers should actively facilitate meaningful discussions with students about fairness, equity, and diversity.

By Dr. Aaron Thompson: Discussions about school reform and underachievement often portray diversity as an issue to overcome.

A third topic has received less direct attention in public discourse, but arises indirectly in discussions about the increasing diversity of our student population, and continued lack of diversity within the teaching force.

«Through Our Eyes: Perspectives and Reflections From Black Teachers,» the new qualitative study from Ashley Griffin and Hilary Tackie, gets to the heart of the growing discussion about the need for teacher diversity while the crises of low retention rates among Black teachers continues.

In 2014, the hashtag: #WeNeedMoreDiverseBooks became a movement when a Twitter discussion about the lack of diversity in the children's genre went viral.

-LSB-...] I wrote a post about the stark whiteness in the travel blogging industry, I was asked to be a panelist on a much needed discussion on diversity in travel writing -LSB-...]

Al leads a discussion with representatives of several local arts institutions about diversity and inclusion...

The issue of diversity came up recently in the discussion surrounding another post I wrote about art world lists, so let me reiterate here: the goal is not tokenism or quotas.

Oregon Humanities: Oregon Humanities provides public program grants and responsive program grants to nonprofits that are engaged in the humanities, such as social justice activities, the arts, discussion of public policy, promoting cultural diversity, and opportunities to discuss and learn about historical, political and cultural issues.

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However, little, if any, discussion is held about how to use diversity as a way to further business objectives — i.e., getting closer to clients.

And I am confident diversity will be part of our discussions about the future of small - firm practice.

There was an interesting discussion about gender equity and other diversity issues but near the end of the hour and half chat, it veered toward young lawyers and how to succeed.

Patsy Doerr, global head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion at Thomson Reuters, sat down for a discussion with Tim Nixon, director of Sustainability at Thomson Reuters, to talk about the value of a unified corporate responsibility and diversity inclusion function and its value to Thomson Reuters global enterprise.

This event will promote discussion and dialogue about industry - specific diversity and inclusion topics and encourage dialogue and best practice sharing amongst leaders in the legal field.

I wonder about the discussions on diversity in recruiting for law schools, articling, hire - backs, etc., and notice that they mainly revolve around attributes like race, gender, and class, but don't spend much time on attributes relating to personality.

There's been a lot of discussion about board diversity and women on boards.

There are lots of discussions today of about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.