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Featured Articles

Diversity Councils Linked to Business Results 
The organizations named as winners of the Association of Diversity Council's 2010 Diversity Council Honors Award rely upon council members' input to enhance business decision-making.

Driving Hate Out of the Workplace
Situations involving discrimination, harassment and hate linked to religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability continue to occur in the workplace.

Should ‘Ex-Gay’ Be Added to Sexual Orientation Policies?
An attempt by an advocacy group to include the category “ex-gay” in corporate sexual orientation policies is facing some strong opposition from business leaders and diversity experts who believe that the effort is misguided and a step backwards.

Top Brass: Too Soon to Repeal Ban on Gays in Military
Testimony before the U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees revealed general support among the military’s top officials for studying changes to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces, while the officials disagreed on actually repealing the 17-year-old ban.

Pushing Diversity in the Legal Profession
 
Diversity professionals know how important a compelling business case is to the success of a diversity and inclusion effort. Law firms might have it easy in that regard, thanks to the demands of their clients, but that doesn’t mean they find it easier than any other organization to achieve desired results.

Women Still Playing Catch-Up, Report Finds 
As soon as women leave business school they lag behind men by job level and in compensation and never catch up, according to Pipeline’s Broken Promise, a report released Feb. 18, 2010, by Catalyst, a nonprofit membership organization working to expand opportunities for women.

Oops! What to Do When an Employee Says the Wrong Thing 
When an employee uses one of “those words”—a word that is perceived as derogatory by those from a particular racial, ethnic, religious or other demographic group—what should an organization do? If it were up to one-time Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the answer would be clear: Get rid of him.

Health Care Field Leads the Way in Cultural Competence
For those in the health care field, cultural competence is not just something nice to strive for, it can make a real difference in patient outcomes. Non-health care organizations can learn from their experiences.

Diversity News

Unemployment Rate Doubles for Older Women

Detroit City Employees Discouraged from Using Strong Perfume/Cologne

Costs of Family Responsibilities Discrimination Increasing for Employers

Va. Governor Prohibits Bias Against Gay State Workers

Millennials Value Time Off, Pay More Than Gen X

SHRM Resources

SHRM Releases Global Diversity Readiness Index
The Global Diversity Readiness Index, or G-DRI, a tool that ranks and rates 47 countries along 39 separate indicators in five broad categories: national diversity, workplace diversity, social inclusion, government inclusion, and legal framework, is now available.

Women Face Challenges in India

Global Diversity & Inclusion: Perceptions Practices, & Attitudes Survey Report 

The Multigenerational Workforce: Opportunity for Competitive Success

Accommodating Religious Diversity Survey Report

2008 SHRM Leadership Summit on Diversity and Inclusion - Executive Summary

Diversity Q&A

Inclusion for Employees Facing End-of-Life Challenges 

Question: How can employers help employees dealing with end-of-life issues?

Answer:  It is important for employers to make the workplace a safe space that anticipates and supports workers as they face the full range of life experiences.

Read the complete answer

 Webcasts

Intercultural English: Collaboration Across Cultures
Presenter: Lorelei Carobolante, GPHR, SCRP
December 2008

This webcast discusses how the convergence of non-native and native English speakers are influencing organizational results, employee recruiting and relations, and performance management. Lorelei Carobolante says that Intercultural English can help bridge gaps in understanding.
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More Webcasts

An Introduction to Diversity

Get an overview of terminology and issues associated with diversity.

 2010 SHRM Annual Conference

Diversity sessions at the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference:

  • 21st Century Leadership for a 21st Century Workforce
  • Built to Last: Best Practices in Building a Strategic Diversity Management Plan
  • Flexible Working Arrangements to promote Organizational Diversity
  • Unifying Diversity Corporate Cultures Post-Acquisition
  • Diversity for Beginners

Descriptions available online. Register now!

Strategic Diversity Management Plan

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 Featured Video

Tolerating Diversity Gaffes
Creating an environment where well-intentioned mistakes are tolerated is an important challenge for businesses, according to Jarik Conrad, SPHR, president of the Conrad Consulting Group.
HR Talk: Diversity Discussion

 SHRMstore Feature

Cultural Fit Factor

Leading with Your Heart: Diversity and Ganas for Inspired Inclusion

Leading with Your Heart explores inspired leadership across an organization and the use of a positive moral compass to drive a new way of thinking and integrating our nation's rich diversity. Cari Dominguez and Judith Sotherlund use the term "ganas" (gah-nas), one's inner desire to succeed, to capture this concept. Motivation drives performance. Inspired motivation drives individuals to connect their day-to-day practices with their guiding beliefs, and to do the right things in the face of obstacles.

HR professionals will find Leading with Your Heart instrumental in bridging the gap between the idealized expectations of the C-suite and the pressing realities of needing to get the job done at the line manager and local levels.

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