Corporate Diversity Policies | The Illusion of Inclusion
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Image from Time MagazineDemographics | Minorities Defined
For the purpose of this article on workforce diversityperspectives, the word âminorityâ will be used to describe any worker who is anon-Caucasian and/or female of any racial/ethnic background, non-heterosexual andhandicapped.
Workforce Diversity | Failure to Launch
Despite the ground-breaking 1960s legislation that legallyprovided greater opportunities for minorities to obtain higher education andconsideration for employment in private industry, the comparative present-day,21
st century figures are abysmal by any measure. If the governmentprovided an equally favorable financial or tax-based legislation for any otherreason and a private entity was unable to markedly increase profits and marketshare, the CEO and upper-management would have been fired.