Exploring the Intercultural and Diversity & Inclusion Fields: Bridging Boundaries or One Approach? EDS President Elmer Dixon will be among the panelists in a discussion around where the Intercultural field and the world of Diversity & Inclusion meet, connect,...
Estela Ortega, Executive Director of El Centro de la Raza, is at the top of the list when thinking of “amazing Seattlites” and “Hispanic Heritage Month.” She was already at the top of the amazing list…Hispanic Heritage Month is simply a reason, not a qualifier, to...
You are in the midst of a conversation or perhaps a discussion at a business meeting when it takes a turn for the worse. Tension rises. “Women,” you mutter under your breath. “Typical black guy,” you think. The conversation had nothing to do with the speaker’s race or...
Turnover and job vacancies come at a high cost to companies. Deadlines and projects don’t wait while a company scrambles to find the best candidate as quickly as possible…for what hopefully will be a long and meaningful association. Having trusted relationships, an...
72 countries around the globe prohibit discrimination in employment because of sexual orientation. The United States is not one of them. Many people assume that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights includes Federal Government protections based on sexual orientation and...
Everyone has heard it. By 2020, the population of White Americans will no longer make up the majority of the US population. In 45 years, people in the US self-identifying as having “two or more races” will grow faster than any other group. With these changing...
“Cultural Dexterity for Turbulent Times” is the theme of this year’s SIETAR Europa Congress coming up May 22-27 in Dublin Ireland. Elmer Dixon, President of Executive Diversity Services, will be there to present on the Challenges in Policing Diverse Communities. Dixon...
The Jewish Holiday of Passover and the Christian celebration of Easter falling so close on the calendar may have prompted an increase in interfaith conversations in the workplace this year, as employees prepared for their respective family celebrations. For companies...
“Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” is the National Women’s History Month 2017 Theme and there is no one more fitting to spotlight than Wilhelmina Parker-Bentum, Training Officer, City of Berkeley. Over the past year, Parker-Bentum, amongst...