Allyship is a journey rather than a destination. The work of an ally never really ends and allies understand they are not necessarily always working toward a goal, but rather, serving a greater purpose. Each…
Tag: Women of Color and Their Allies
WOCA 2022: Executive Leaders’ Allyship of Women of Color
One of the best indicators of an organization’s success around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is leadership accountability for DEI. At our 2022 Women of Color and Their Allies event, DiversityInc’s Head of Strategic Partnerships,…
WOCA 2022: How WOC Support One Another at Work
The pandemic has led to job changes and opportunities for many, but women of color still feel like they are competing with one another for scarce opportunities. While this might be the case, it is…
WOCA 2022: Capital One/DiversityInc Research on How to Attract and Retain Women of Color in the Workplace
Women of color made huge gains in representation during the COVID-19 pandemic but are still lacking at all company levels – especially in executive leadership. Capital One and DiversityInc shared the results of their collaborative…
WOCA 2022: Fireside Chat: Healing from Workplace Trauma
Minda Harts, workplace equity subject matter expert, professor of public service at NYU and the author of three books, shared her experience with workplace trauma at the Women of Color and Their Allies event (WOCA)….
WOCA 2022: How to Ensure No Woman of Color is Left Behind
For many women of color, race and gender in the workplace intersect with other areas of discrimination like disability, age or sexual orientation. At the 2022 annual Women of Color and Their Allies event held…
WOCA 2022: The Value of ‘Shared Sisterhood’
“Shared Sisterhood” is an important part of building a more inclusive, diverse and equitable world and workplace, and it’s a concept that applies to not only women, but to anyone and everyone. That was the…
Webinar Recap: EY’s Chris Crespo and DiversityInc’s Carolynn Johnson Discuss White Women Who are Intentional Allies to Women of Color
The two biggest drivers of a talent pipeline are hiring and promotions, but for women of color in the workplace, studies have shown there are challenges to advancement. According to a recent Wall Street Journal…
Carolynn Johnson, DiversityInc CEO, Discusses Allyship on the ‘Karen Hunter Show’
Carolynn Johnson, DiversityInc CEO, discussed allyship on the “Karen Hunter Show” on SiriusXM’s Urban View on Monday. “I have no interest in trying to — and I view all of this as help, let’s just…
Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw Delivers Keynote Speech on Intersectionality
Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the phrase “intersectionality” nearly three decades ago, despite it only recently entering mainstream conversation. Crenshaw delivered the keynote speech Oct. 2 at DiversityInc’s Women of Color and Their Allies event, explaining…
KPMG’s Michele Meyer-Shipp and Toyota Financial Services’ BillieJo Johnson Discuss Women of Color Supporting Women of Color
At DiversityInc’s second annual Women of Color and Their Allies event, panelists Michele Meyer-Shipp, principal, chief diversity and inclusion officer at KPMG (No. 9 on the DiversityInc Top 50 list) and BillieJo Johnson, financial services…
Webinar Recap: White Women Who are Intentional Allies to Women of Color
DiversityInc CEO Carolynn Johnson, Chris Crespo, Inclusiveness Director at EY, and Katherine Prewitt, President of Transmission at Eversource have a candid conversation on what’s needed to ensure all women succeed in corporate America. The two biggest…