Global Diversity
GDF Meeting Highlights June 2010: Continuing the Journey- Diversity in Canada and Japan and a lesson in Global Diversity Best Practices from American Express
Submitted by Jessica Kirby on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 10:02The 24th June meeting of the Global Diversity Forum was the largest meeting in its history since the network launched in 2006. The meeting drew a global audience from over 40 organisations in the automotive, financial sector, technology, entertainment, pharmaceutical, defense and security, food, and manufacturing industries.
Racial/ethnic ‘Differences that Make a Difference’ Around the World
Submitted by katarzyna.gorska on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 08:57We know that “the differences that make a difference” are not the same in every country. In the US, whether or not you have African ancestry is a major differentiator of race; in Australia the question is rather are you of Aboriginal origin. A cursory scan of the population group questions used in the censuses of various countries around the world illustrates not only the variety of categories but the lack of uniformity in the very concepts of race and ethnicity.
Racial/ethnic ‘Differences that Make a Difference’ Around the World
Submitted by Michal Fineman on Sun, 08/21/2011 - 17:20
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