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5 Things We Learned About Creating a Successful Workplace Diversity Program

Harvard Business

Companies today spend millions of dollars on workplace diversity programs and outreach, often with little to show for it. Research has found that most workplace diversity programs fail to produce meaningful diversity and inclusion, and some have actually increased bias among individual employees.

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Hiring an NSF Research Project Manager to Start Immediately

NeoAcademic

The position would be ideal for someone who is taking a few years off of school after graduation while considering applying to graduate school and would be a great opportunity for such a person to get some funded research experience. Actual workload will vary week-to-week between 10 and 25 hours (less in the beginning and more later).

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Why Companies Should Add Class to Their Diversity Discussions

Harvard Business

’s story isn’t unique: 97% of individuals from working-class backgrounds reported that their social class background affected their work experience, according to research conducted by Andrea G. ” Despite all this, class migrants report negative workplace experiences due to their background. Dittmann, Nicole M.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

Despite recent efforts to increase diversity in tech, the hiring and retention rates of underrepresented groups in the industry remain abysmal. When I took a look at my workforce two years ago, I saw that I hadn’t created a diverse team. In order for our team to match the diversity of America , we’d need 13.4%

Company 37
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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business

Inclusive prosperity is the idea that the opportunity and benefits of economic growth should be widely shared by all segments of society. metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Most cities fall well short of that ideal.

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Lessons from Yelp’s Empirical Approach to Diversity

Harvard Business

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. Second, having a diverse set of employees would help Yelp to customize its services for its diverse set of users. The numbers were grim.

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Diverse Teams Feel Less Comfortable — and That’s Why They Perform Better

Harvard Business

In numerous studies , diversity — both inherent (e.g., race, gender) and acquired (experience, cultural background) — is associated with business success. For example, a 2009 analysis of 506 companies found that firms with more racial or gender diversity had more sales revenue, more customers, and greater profits.

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