Research:
Diversity, which has been an issue since the
beginning of the United States, has been expanded
to incorporate the word "inclusion." Diversity has
broadened diversity from strictly race and gender
to issues of age, religion, sexual orientation, and
disability.
However, the problem of internal inequity still
needs to be addressed. There is often a gap
between how diversity is evaluated by the
organization and how it is seen by prospective
employees. Steve Pemberton, Chief Diversity
Officer & VP, Monster, introduces the topic of
diversity and inclusion:
o Discussing the history of diversity in
America
o Explaining diversity in the current business
climate
o Sharing the direction in which diversity
and inclusion are headed
o Sharing Monster's plan for a "different"
diversity and inclusion benchmark
o Predicting the effect diversity and
inclusion will have on business in the
future
"When a job seeker, especially of the younger
generation, hears the word 'inclusive,' they are not
wondering whether that means age, disability, or
sexual orientation. What inclusion means to them
is whether they are included at the product table,
the sales table, the marketing table, the legal table,
or the finance table-are they participating in the
mainstream of the organization. That is what
inclusive means to them."
