The Black Lives Matter movement can learn from the missteps of the MeToo movement, joannelipman says. Here are some actions she says businesses can take right now to create lasting change. investinyou (In partnership with acorns.)
Racism and sexism are separate challenges, to be sure, with vastly different histories. Businesses alone aren't going to overturn centuries of structural racism. That said, there are ways to move the needle, to build diversity into leadership, culture and practices. There is a playbook for this.
Organizations have gotten better at recruiting diverse workforces – but they're failed miserably when it comes to promoting and retaining them. A 2019. study found that for every 100 men promoted to the first rung of management, only 72 women are promoted, a figure that is substantially worse for women of color. While one in five C-suite executives overall is female, only one in twenty-five is a woman of color.
If your organization is progressively less diverse at every level, the problem isn't with the employees – it's with the organization.In football, the "Rooney Rule" requires a diverse slate of applicants for coaching jobs. More companies are adopting a similar approach in hiring, requiring a diverse pool of candidates. But that isn't enough.
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