Profiles In Diversity Journal - Fall 2019 Issue
Accepting Nominations Through April 17, 2020
Profiles in Diversity Journal® invites you to participate in our 19th annual Women Worth Watching® leadership issue.
Recognizing dynamic professional women who are using their talents and influence to change our workplaces and our world.
Accepting Nominations Through March 6, 2020
Profiles in Diversity Journal® invites you to participate in our very first Outstanding Diversity Team Awards issue.
In which we will recognize the talented and dedicated team whose work is supporting and advancing diversity and inclusion in your organization and across the globe.
2019 Women Worth Watching®
Award Winner Poster PDF
Profiles in Diversity Journal — Summer 2019
Celebrate your 2019 Woman Worth Watching award winner by featuring this attractive poster in your office. It has a full size of 36″x48″ and can be sized down by your local printer to your liking.
16th Annual Top Ten Diversity & Inclusion Innovation Winners Announced
CLEVELAND, OH – (December 10, 2019) Profiles in Diversity Journal is proud to announce the winners of its 16th Annual Innovations in Diversity Awards competition, honoring corporations, organizations, and institutions that have developed innovative solutions in the area of workforce diversity, inclusion and human equity. The winners’ innovations are being featured in Profiles in Diversity Journal’s fall 2019 issue, available to view December 13, 2019 at diversityjournal.com, and in print, December 31, 2019.
This evidence-based solution transfers inclusion work to the individual, and focuses on changing behaviors and habits.
The program is designed to help individuals be proactive in making their behavior more inclusive through six habit-building phases—embracing that inclusion matters, understanding biases and their sources, dispersing the negativity associated with unconscious biases, practicing thinking more deliberately, reprogramming incorrect intuitions about others, and becoming more empathetic. It uses small daily activities designed to mitigate biases and microaggressions, while creating new habits of understanding, empathy, and inclusion.
MUFG: Creating a Winning Culture
Can a large, conservative bank change its culture? Particularly one with more than 360 years of history? MUFG, the world’s fifth largest financial group, is taking a page from the playbook of more nimble, innovative companies, such as those in the technology sector, and undergoing a massive culture change in…
Accelerating Innovation through Strategic Diversity Management
By David L. Casey, Vice President, Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health Organizations are recognizing the importance of strategic diversity management more than ever before, because research is showing that companies with the ability to attract and engage a highly diverse workforce see higher levels of innovation and…
The Mother Bias: A Reality for Many Women Who Work and Have Children
By Crystal M. Brown, Communications Strategist and Advisor During my second pregnancy, a colleague asked if I was planning to exit the workforce and stay home with my young children. When I answered no, he said I was “totally clueless or going to be a really bad mother,” and that…
MicroDeceptions & the Halo Effect
By Stephen Young and Barbara Hockfield In the world of diversity and inclusion there are the good, the bad, and the invisible. More often, the good and the bad are easily observable and managed. The invisible behaviors tend to not present themselves in such clear and tangible form. Exposure to…
6 Make or Break DEI Decisions
By Janet and Gary Smith, Ivy Planning Group Perhaps your organization is new to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or simply wants to re-energize its DEI efforts. Here are 6 Make or Break DEI Decisions you’ll need to get right: 1. Who leads the effort? It’s a difficult job that…
A Fresh Cup of Tea: What the Nutcracker Can Teach Us about Inclusion
By Phil Chan, cofounder of Final Bow for Yellowface Archival photos courtesy of Ballet West It’s Nutcracker time again: the season of sweet delights and a sparkling good time for all—if we’re able to ignore the sour taste left behind by the outdated and unimaginative cultural stereotypes so often portrayed…
Why Isn’t Tech More Inclusive?
By Teresa Fausey Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them. – Steve Jobs So, why is it that in tech, and perhaps to a lesser extent…
Bringing the Curtain Down on Affinity Groups
By Stephen Young & Barbara Hockfield, PDJ columnists for 2019 [Note: This article highlights Phase 1 of a three-phased reengineering process for the creation and implementation of Cultural Equity Teams.] Cultural Equity Teams Wait in the Wings Whatever you call them—BRGs, ERGs, or affinity groups—these employee organizations have created safe…
Equity or Bust
By Melissa B. Donaldson As a diversity and inclusion strategist for more than a decade, I’ve noticed a number of subtle and not-so-subtle changes in the profession over the years—some disconcerting, some encouraging, and some, frankly, confusing. One change that encompasses all three of these reactions, in one way or…
Do White Men Have a Role to Play in D&I?
By Lor N. Lee, Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Mayo Clinic I don’t know Lor. What do I have to offer to the work of diversity and inclusion?” “I’m just going to not mentor any women because I don’t want to be accused of sexual harassment when behind closed…
Isn’t that Just Good Management?
By Janet Crenshaw Smith and Gary A. Smith Sr., PDJ columnists for 2019 It’s funny how often that question is asked when we are implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and programs for our clients. In fact, the question has become somewhat predictable. We’ll start here by first answering the…
We Have Come a Long Way…
By Teresa Fausey BIG PICTURE POLITICS AND CULTURE The editors of Politico Magazine recently asked several women leaders, “What Are the Biggest Problems Women Face Today?” Although the respondents focused on different specific issues, the general consensus was that, even in the United States, where women have the ability to…
Executives Leading the Way to Excellence in the Workplace, Marketplace and the World
CLEVELAND, OH — (June 19, 2019) Profiles in Diversity Journal today proudly announces 166 winners of the 18th Annual Women Worth Watching® Awards. These leaders join more than 2,000 past Award recipients, (see www.womenworthwatching.com). Some past winners have gone on to become CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, including Mary Barra, currently CEO of General Motors; Lynne Doughtie, CEO of KPMG; Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockheed Martin; Michele Buck, CEO of Hershey’s; and Beth Mooney CEO of Key Bank. Countless others have moved forward to lead new business units, drive new markets, launch new ventures, and help develop the next generation of women leaders.
Through its Side by Side program, Prysmian Group has committed that by 2020, 40% of hired staff, 12% of executives and 10% of top managers will be women. You can see some of their current stats regarding their transparent workforce makeup here.
