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Is there a correlation between the lack of diversity at retained search firms at the lack of diversity at the senior executive levels of the companies that they serve?

Last week I wandered through the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts's American art galleries with two art - world debates in the back of my mind — one a local one about the dearth of work by Houston artists in Houston museums» permanent - collection galleries, the other about the startling lack of diversity at this year's Whitney Biennial.

Emmy - winning actress Viola Davis says she would not blame the Academy for the lack of diversity at the upcoming awards but the Hollywood filmmaking system, which gives less opportunities to a colour artists.

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«A lack of diversity at the faculty level is an enormous problem in biomedical science, so I applaud HHMI's efforts to support junior scientists from underrepresented backgrounds,» writes Jessica Polka, president of the Future of Research board of directors, in an email to Science Careers.

But the tactics employed by the Cuomo crowd during the course of Charlotte Keith's reporting of her story on the lack of diversity at the SolarCity construction site represent a new low.

«Studies have shown that simply changing the admissions process would do nothing to address the lack of diversity at our city's most prestigious schools.»

But like many industries in Britain today there's a stubborn lack of diversity at the top of both the music industry and technology companies.

In his interview, he discussed the historical lack of diversity at the Academy Awards.

In particular, there has been a national debate about the lack of diversity at Silicon Valley's tech companies.

The search itself came after strong criticism from Democrats in Congress and some outside interest groups about the lack of diversity at top positions on the Fed.

Not exact matches

Today's appointment by Independence Group of its first female board member has taken it off the list of ASX200 companies lacking female representation on their boards, although four other Western Australian businesses remain among those still to adopt gender diversity at board level.

The appointments are significant at a time when more and more companies are coming under fire for their lack of board diversity.

But when he had to talk about something like the lack of diversity on campus, he would ramble on for 20 minutes while looking at his feet.

I think that for us to solve these issues, with the lack of diversity and the lack of funding for women in tech we need male allies at the table.»

But, at least publicly, it doesn't look like many technology companies have formed any large - scale collaborations to tackle the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley.

«A confluence of industry events has brought [the lack of women and minorities in technology] to the center stage, from the threats and harassment that have characterized the debate in the gaming world to the publication of hiring data and diversity statistics in the tech industry,» Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told the audience during his keynote address at CES.

For now, James says she is excited that the efforts are finally getting a voice — even if it is at CES (normally a launchpad for high - end refrigerators and new smartwatches, not for initiatives that hope to improve the lack of diversity in tech).

Employees say: «Having worked at a handful of NYC - based tech companies, many play favorites, lack diversity and don't hesitate to ask you to all but sell your soul to the company.

About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they felt discrimination at their workplace in a survey released on Tuesday by job site Indeed.com.

We all know that a lack of diversity, particularly at tech startups, is a waste of talent and a surefire way to miss out on unique perspectives and good ideas.

«So while the mostly male ranks of VCs may be perplexed by the likes of Poshmark at the moment, it's a good bet that more diversity - minded investors are hoping to profit from that lack of insight.

The lack of diversity in Trident's staffing and lending disturbed Beth Warshaw, 38, a white manager at a local arts nonprofit, who last year bought a two - bedroom brick row house in a primarily African American neighborhood of South Philadelphia.

And it came on top of years of criticism directed at the industry for its lack of diversity.

However, looking at it, there's something that comes to any one's attention and it's the lack of diversity among the staff.

But things are changing, due to a combination of the media questioning the lack of female directors and the movie ticket - buying public showing up to support diversity at the box office.

Ansari's acceptance speech carried a dig at the lack of diversity in other award shows, like the Academy Awards (which, of course, was plagued by the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite this year).

Actress Kerry Washington has been at the forefront of calling out the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry.

James further raised concerns about the party's requirement that campaigns pay for the email addresses for the 1,927 convention delegates who will vote on the endorsement for governor, as well as what she said was the lack of diversity among the rules committee members in attendance at Saturday's meeting.

Charlotte Keith of Investigative Post has been chronicling the lack of workforce diversity at some of these job sites.

disappointed at the utter lack of diversity in the party — in Rye, in the ticket, in everything.

I also expand on Charlotte Keith's story of last week that documented a lack of diversity among the construction workforce at SolarCity.

FINANCIAL DISTRICT — The teachers union and state lawmakers are pushing to overhaul admissions at the city's top public high schools, calling the lack of racial diversity at the schools «an embarrassment.»

Though muddy seabed often lacks the diversity found in coral reefs, the nutrient - rich waters at the edge of the Pacific continental shelf attract schools of squid, anchovies and krill.

Evelynn Hammonds, dean of Harvard College, says she has seen many high - achieving African American undergraduates suffer from a lack of guidance; she has led diversity - increasing programs at Harvard and at MIT.

«This study is an important step towards developing precision medicine for at - risk and understudied minority populations,» Burchard said, «But the current lack of genomic data from these populations highlights the urgent need for a dedicated national effort to prioritize diversity in research.»

Despite the lack of genetic diversity caused by population structure and history, these breeds are able to continually create new and more extreme morphological variations at a rapid and sustained pace.

Instead, last night's show was distinctly lacking in size diversity, and at this point, it seems like the brand is running out of time to jump on the diversity train and keep their title as a leader in the world of lingerie.

This, of course, would have been a nice opportunity to hire a black model, as there aren't many jobs available for non-white models (as Jezebel pointed out, 82 percent of the models at New York Fashion Week this season were white) and some might argue (I would argue) that the lack of racial diversity in the fashion industry promotes a standard of beauty which verges on (slash is) white supremacist.

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One can lob many gripes at Airbender, but lack of ethnic diversity is not one of them.

Looking at this year's crop of likely Best Actor contenders, it would be smart for Sony to make sure it does as there is a shocking lack of diversity in these choices.

Helen Mirren believes that rather than attacking the Academy over lack of diversity people should look at the way films are made.

His credibility rests in part at least on his irreverence, and online he has appeared unwilling to play it safe, sharing near - the - knuckle gags about the lack of racial diversity in this year's Oscars race with his 13 million Twitter followers.

The lack of diversity, particularly artistically, makes the game drag at times, but the solid gameplay is largely able to rise above any tedium.

Yet gender diversity in film remains lacking enough that when two people passed out at a recent film - festival screening of Julia Ducournau's cannibalism coming - of - age tale, Raw — much to the director's surprise and dismay — it was not only noteworthy but also a perverse measure of progress.

The comedian also criticised the lack of ethnic diversity at the BBC and the broader film industry

With the support of funding secured from the 2016 ICAP Charity Day, Shakespeare's Globe will work with partners in Southwark and inner London to reach marginalised groups, young people who may not be in education, employment or training (NEETs), those who have - or are at risk of - offending, and those in the care system, to be a skills catalyst that will help redress the lack of diversity within the cultural sector.

A few years ago, at a convening of education advocates, one veteran in the reform movement highlighted the lack of racial diversity in the room...

The lack of diversity in the teaching profession, combined with these differing interpretations of student ability and behavior, may partially explain why students of color are suspended or expelled from all levels of school at disproportionate rates.23 Such harsh discipline practices place them at higher risk of subsequent academic disengagement and increase the probability that they will later drop out.24 While these mindsets may be unintentional, their prevalence greatly affects students» performance and behavior.