What does it mean to be an antiracist organization? The racial reckoning that erupted from the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others brought renewed consciousness around the ugly truths behind systemic racism. In the…
The beginning of a new year presents an opportune time for self-reflection. For leaders of organizations, self-awareness is a necessary step toward improving skills in leading people through the inevitable: changes and transitions. Change leadership is especially important in navigating…
Talent management—and its operationalization through diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)—has always been data-focused. Long before dedicated DEI practitioners, old hands in human resources have collected headcount data along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender and other diverse identities. Many organizations…
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Center of Excellence reached an important milestone with the launch of its inaugural DEI Summit, commemorating our first year of intentional focus on supporting tech organizations to achieve racial equity. We are grateful for…
Technology companies continue to face unprecedented challenges in recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse employees. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts are focusing more intently on addressing workforce challenges faced by marginalized identities in the workplace — particularly women, people…
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives work best with a pragmatic approach to bringing everyone along on the journey of change. There is no better occasion than National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) to acknowledge that diverse teams…
While the Anti-Racism in Technology Pact and the WTIA DEI Office had their beginnings in 2020, the WTIA journey towards addressing systemic racism in tech organizations began roughly eight years ago, when WTIA surveyed local tech CEOs. We asked them:…
The Covid-19 pandemic forever changed how we work, live, and relate to one another. As the world begins to reopen and readjust to the “new normal,” our “Back to Normal” blog series will explore what that means for employers and…
On July 26, our nation celebrates the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights legislation that assured legal rights and accommodations in employment, government services, transportation, and communication access for people with disabilities. Title…
As we celebrate Pride Month in June, it’s a critical time to acknowledge and honor the intersectionality of diverse identities in the workplace. Intersectionality is a term coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw to describe how the dynamics of racism,…