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I’ve recently come across a few articles about age discrimination in the workplace.  They focused on either older workers (specifically 50 or older) or on younger workers (e.g. high schoolers).  But there is another group that often faces discrimination that is not often addressed: recent graduates entering the work world. I know that may sound strange – people graduate college and go to work, at…

I recently had the opportunity to have a conversation with Joe Santana, Senior Director of Diversity for Siemens USA.  We discussed how to develop a diversity and inclusion strategy and key success measures.  He also shared several articles he had written with me.  One of them had a quote that I thought was particularly applicable for the approach taken by many companies to developing a…

Marketing sends messages.  We all know that.  Sometimes, marketers and graphic designers create material that send implicit (or explicit) messages.  When that happens, as it inevitably will, it is up to designers, editors, and managers to catch the meaning of the marketing collateral before it is used.  Someone recently shared an ad with me that appeared in O Magazine from Dove:

I imagine that some of you who are reading this are like me: a white person doing diversity work.  We are often challenged by other people who want to know why we have to “fix other peoples’ problems,” “help other people,” or whatever other question that people say that implies that those in positions of privilege have no part in changing our society, institutions, systems,…

Welcome to the Global Diversity and Inclusion Foundation blog! The Global Diversity and Inclusion Foundation (GDIF) is a a global non-profit that addresses diversity and inclusion in businesses worldwide by utilizing Business Cultural Intelligence.  We engage people and culture as we work to understand diversity and move to inclusion.  Our growing organization is making major headway in the field and we are excited you are…