A World of Difference
Best Practice of the Month: Turn climate assessment into a positive step towards D&I
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Thu, 10/14/2010 - 15:42Climate or work environment assessment is usually thought of as a preliminary step-something you do before launching interventions to address the problems you learned about in the assessment. But the assessment can also be, in and of itself, a substantive response to the work environment, a step towards positive change. In addition to providing data, assessment presents an opportunity to:
- Demonstrate the organisation's commitment to making things better
- Awaken a sense of responsibility and accountability among managers
The Current and Future Direction of the EEOC: Thoughts from EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic
Submitted by samantha.chiafalo on Thu, 10/14/2010 - 15:40The Obama Administration provided a $23 million funding increase to the EEOC for FY 2010 to step up enforcement efforts. The EEOC's enhanced enforcement efforts and focus on systemic discrimination cases will likely continue for years to come, making it increasingly important for employers to address potential barriers to equal employment opportunity on a company-wide scale.
Where are you on the road to D&I change?
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 14:29Deep, sustainable change doesn’t happen over night. For most organisations, it’s a long and arduous road to achieving a truly inclusive work environment in which diversity is not only present but fully appreciated at all levels, and there are plenty of barriers blocking the way.
Gender Quotas in the EU
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 14:26Throughout 2012, members of Mercer’s diversity networks have been discussing voluntary targets for women in senior leadership and on boards, and assessing the impact of legislative mandates for gender quotas in countries like France and Norway, where such initiatives have had some unanticipated consequences, according to a report Gender Parity on Corporate Board
Post-Election Washington Update
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 14:24Last Friday Mercer held a post-election webinar covering the impact of the re-election of President Obama on retirement investments, healthcare, retirement plans, executive rewards and talent & employment.
Where are you on the road to D&I change?
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 09:44Deep, sustainable change doesn’t happen over night. For most organisations, it’s a long and arduous road to achieving a truly inclusive work environment in which diversity is not only present but fully appreciated at all levels, and there are plenty of barriers blocking the way.
Global trend report: Latin America update
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 09:39Liz MacGillivray, co-leader of the Global Diversity Forum, offered the following observations at the group’s latest meeting. Asian developments will be covered in the November issue of A World of Difference.
Women’s risk aversion: Fact or myth?
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 09:36A discussion during the recent Global Diversity Forum meeting raised again the question of how to define the business benefits of diversity and inclusion. One argument offered, especially in regards to the financial services sector, was that including women in senior positions might help companies avoid large losses from ill advised investments because women are naturally more cautious than men about taking on risk. Which begs the question: Is this true?
Global EDI Networks Celebrate Jubilee and Award Winners
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 15:59On 12 September, Mercer Networks hosted a reception to celebrate 50 years of equality, diversity and inclusion networks, as well as to present Louise Sheppard, Vice President of Equal Opportunity at Prudential, and Naila Suleman, Equality & Diversity Officer for the West Midlands Police, with the 2012 Peter Robertson Award for Equality and Diversity Champions.
National Academy panel recommends compensation data not be collected
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 15:53A panel of nine experts, including Mercer’s Nita Beecher, has called for U.S. equal opportunity agencies to forego demanding pay data until they can prepare a comprehensive plan for how the data would be used. Discussing the report at the National Industrial Liaison Group meeting in Hawaii earlier this month, OFCCP watchers estimated that the panel’s findings would set back the agencies’ proposed pay data collection three to five years.
