Sentences with phrase «of issues of diversity»

A moderated panel discussion featuring key players from the romance publishing world delving into the impact of issues of diversity on publishers, industry stakeholders, authors, readers, and society at large.

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The notes, which were photographed as one of his aides closed the binder during a short break from testifying, were extensive and covered issues of data scraping, data safety, and matters surrounding disturbing content on the platform, as well as broader issues of diversity, competition, Facebook's business model, Apple's business model, and «Election Integrity (Russia).»

While the leaky pipeline is a persistent challenge, tech leaders have a responsibility to not only recognize the importance of diversity in their workforce but also to champion the issue internally.

While Abudulai agrees it's generally women and people of colour who wind up having to bring diversity issues forward in the workplace, she's still happy to talk about them.

In the month since Google became the first major tech company to publish its demographics, owning up to diversity issues has become something of a tech trend.

In many cases, the companies issued a sort of apology in tandem with their diversity reports.

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.»

In the end, I guess my point really is that environmental sustainability is important all on its own, and doesn't need to be fluffed up with issues like workplace safety or leadership diversity or CEO pay; and issues like workplace safety and leadership diversity and CEO pay are too important to stuff into the simple concept of sustainability.

The Kapors, who invested early in Uber, are known in Silicon Valley for both their investing prowess but also their passion and engagement around issues of diversity in the tech industry.

But for now, I'll point you to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challenginDiversity and Inclusion, an organization comprised of some of the world's biggest companies who have made a public commitment to work together on issues of diversity and accountability in all its challengindiversity and accountability in all its challenging nuance.

Companies including Coca - Cola, Nike, and Ford all issued statements or sent internal emails to employees condemning the immigration ban and emphasizing the importance of diversity.

While this may be the least interesting element of yesterday's news, the FBI's stunning lack of diversity remains one of the more serious issues facing the agency — and the country it serves — in the long term.

Some spoke, too, of concerns that what little progress they had seen on issues of fairness and diversity on Wall Street in recent years would be unwound in Mr. Trump's America.

Perhaps most fundamentally, Dobbin and Kalev recommend that it be made clear, within the organizations, that top managers are paying attention to the issue of diversity.

Gender diversity and leadership in tech is an urgent issue to address, not merely to offer balance to a male - dominated industry, but because of the strength and impact of its ripple effect.

And they often have fraught relationships with white women, who tend to take the lead on issues of women and diversity.

But the study is only the latest reminder of the ongoing diversity issues in the industry.

And what I hate is that women are always asked the question about diversity, and if you're one of the few women in the room, you feel obligated to raise it as an issue, when you would rather far often talk about the economics of something.

Which isn't to say that dreadful diversity statistics and issues of equal opportunity don't need discussing.

A Toronto - based headhunter at executive recruiting firm Egon Zehnder who focuses on director searches and diversity issues, she still hears that kind of comment from her clients.

Furthermore, Cook has spoken on a variety of hot - button issues including diversity, immigration, and much more.

High profile edge cases, like the sexual harassment allegations at Uber, have the unfortunate effect of making ongoing diversity and gender equality issues seem insignificant in comparison.

Critics from the right tend to be concerned about the content of their message, noting that successful CEO activism often advances left - leaning arguments on issues like gun control and diversity.

The survey also uncovered broad disagreement over the proper role of shareholders, industry groups and regulators when it comes to improving corporate reporting and driving change on issues such as gender diversity among directors.

Such recommendations must also include a statement from the recommending stockholder in support of the candidate, particularly within the context of the criteria for Board membership, including issues of character, integrity, judgment, diversity, age, independence, skills, education, expertise, business acumen, business experience, length of service, understanding of the Company's business, other commitments and the like, as well as any personal references and an indication of the candidate's willingness to serve.

While the issue may seem complicated, the outcome is simple: (1) Companies who recognize the importance of diversity and promote it actively are the inevitable winners in this equation.

One of Walden's priority issues is Board diversity pursued through letters, company dialogues, shareholder resolution and proxy voting.

Singh is a fierce advocate of diversity and equity issues at the Peel District School Board and at the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA).

We talked about those tech areas, some newer arenas Aspect is eyeing such as artificial intelligence, voice, and blockchain — as well as issues such as international competition, diversity, potential effects of trade sanctions on startups, and the changing nature of entrepreneurs themselves.

As of 2014, these funds represented $ 578 billion in assets, making diversity / EEO one of the top 10 environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues being considered by institutional investors.3

Everywhere he goes, whether it is to internal meetings and external meetings or meetings with analysts, he raises the issue of diversity.

Companies with strong gender diversity criteria may be better positioned across all performance drivers, while companies with relatively poor gender diversity criteria may be exposed to higher levels of risk as a result of discrimination lawsuits, exploitation issues and poor talent retention.

Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

That includes releasing a diversity report and also creating more clear ways staff can lodge complaints about a range of issues.

Diversity has been a hotly debated issue in Silicon Valley in recent years, with activists focusing on a dearth of minority and female engineers and executives in many of the biggest tech companies and hottest startups.

It's a welcome thing, to be sure, in a landscape that are largely dominated by men — the lack of gender and racial diversity among VCs and entrepreneurs and even on tech boards has become a hot - button issue in Silicon Valley.

We hope this new ETF will help bring greater focus to the issue of gender diversity at Canadian companies.»

While these scandals expose the harmful reality of venture capital's male - dominated culture on women entrepreneurs, they have helped highlight an equally important issue — the extreme lack of gender diversity in all aspects of venture capital.

Topics include increased emphasis on director skills and diversity, quantum compensation concerns, and board oversight of ESG issues.

Due to the size and diversity of this region, it can be difficult to issue a single housing market forecast for the entire Bay Area.

Summary, those who pride themselves on their openness and diversity typically are blind to their own narrow - mindedness, bigoted bias, and lack of willingness to consider true diversity — respect of people who differ from your opinion, particularly on controversial issues.

The structure of the denomination would then better reflect its diversity, and would allow contentious issues, such as the ordination of women, to be addressed locally.

A series of recent conferences at American colleges reveals the breadth of Catholic approaches to issues of sexual diversity.

While an individual's religious values will certainly factor into his or her perspective on this hot - button issue, the diversity of opinions within the faith community should make us pause before claiming God is on one side or the other.

The diversity of individual pursuits also calls into question the issue that opened the conversation: What is the churches» financial responsibility to provide seminary training for its leaders?

The issue was not so much the diversity of the Bible as its relevance.

These are individual issues and the great blessing of America is that we all accept each others» diversity.

The mainline schools I know have responded fairly well to the issues thrust upon them: the issues of race, gender, liberation — the new diversity and complexity of the student body.

Cockburn combines social protest and faith while confronting issues of poverty and violence in developing nations and celebrating the world's diversity.

The latest issue of Society is out and I have a review essay in it of Barry Bercier's provocative The Skies of Babylon: Diversity, Nihilism, and the American University.