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The pandemic greatly reduced employee counts at hotel companies around the world. But, amid signs pointing to a travel demand turnaround, Hilton outlined plans Tuesday to build up gender and ethnic diversity in leadership roles as hiring picks up in the future.
Hilton plans to achieve gender parity in leadership roles around the world by 2027 and have 25 percent ethnic diversity in U.S. leadership roles within the same time frame. The company plans to hold itself accountable with a public dashboard updated annually to report on hiring as well as tying executive compensation to how much progress is being made.