Bloomberg rethinks diversity programs

NIU’s Grassroots Push for Diversity in an Anti-DEI Era

A senior majoring in psychology, Northern Illinois University student Kaleb Deer has seen first-hand how the current push from Washington, D.C. to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs can trigger feelings of anxiety among minority students on campus, like him. “They call diversity initiatives ‘divisive,’” he says. “But stripping them tells us we don’t belong.”Fortunately, Deer and several other students came up with their own antidote: b…

Bloomberg rethinks diversity programs

The ScoopBloomberg editor John Micklethwait has told his newsroom the company is changing its inclusion efforts, saying it will no longer be specifically focused on underrepresented groups.“We’re making sure that all of our programs are inclusive of everybody as opposed to being specifically built for particular underrepresented groups. That’s a change we’re going through,” he said in a staff meeting in recent weeks.The company has also made sli…

Employer News:Diversity Schemes Are Costing Firms Billions But They Do Not Work, Says Documentary-Maker Tim Samuels

Companies spend billions each year on diversity and equality schemes, but research shows that they do not have a positive impact on workplace inclusion, according to the documentary-maker Tim Samuels.   He told Martin Daubney on GB News: “I’ve had a long interest in men and mental health, and I was talking to companies about […] The post Diversity Schemes Are Costing Firms Billions But They Do Not Work, Says Documentary-Maker Tim Samuels appeare…

Diversity Schemes Are Costing Firms Billions But They Do Not Work, Says Documentary-Maker Tim Samuels - Business in the News

Companies spend billions each year on diversity and equality schemes, but research shows that they do not have a positive impact on workplace inclusion, according to the documentary-maker Tim Samuels.   He told Martin Daubney on GB News: “I’ve had a long interest in men and mental health, and I was talking to companies about men’s mental health, and at the end, there’ll always be guys who come up to and say, ‘I can’t say this out loud, but my ca…

Bloomberg renamed its DEI team as the HR Inclusion team; editor John Micklethwait says its efforts will no longer specifically focus on underrepresented groups

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