Charles Scarf, chief executive of Wells Fargo, angered some black employees at a zoom meeting this summer, when he reiterated that the bank was having difficulty reaching diversification targets because there were not enough qualified minority talent. He also insisted in a company-wide memo on June 18 that nationwide protests …
Read More »Adidas HR Chief pulls out amid diversity concerns
TOPLINE Tuesday’s departure of the head of global human resources for sportswear maker Adidas AG, amid media reports of criticism by black employees of the lack of diversity, marks the latest corporate attempt to tackle the difficult problems of race that global protesters seek at the forefront. racial justice Karen …
Read More »Joe Biden finally vows to release diversity data from campaign staff
Joe Biden promised to immediately publish internal campaign statistics on the diversity of his campaign staff, information he has been reluctant to disclose for months, at a virtual town hall on Saturday. “Today I will give you information on staff diversity as soon as we end this call,” promised moderator …
Read More »Virtual conferences mean full access, except when they don’t
The conclusion of Apple’s big software party this week wraps up a month-long experiment in virtual tech conferences. The experiment is far from over, as the coronavirus pandemic shows no real signs of relief in the US, and most tech events from now until the end of 2020 are marketed …
Read More »Meghan Markle fans criticize Prince Charles after diversity speech
Prince Charles is the last public figure to be in heat in the midst of a period of global unrest. On Monday, Clarence House, the official social media account for Charles, 71, shared an online speech to commemorate Windrush Day, a celebration of Caribbean immigrants contributing to the British economy …
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