"Be Intentional, Get CEO Engagement and Leverage Great, Measurable Technology" says Top 100 Diversity Trailblazer Michele Shelton
Michele Shelton , a DE&I advocate, speaker, and consultant, shared insights regarding the current state of Diversity and Inclusion as part of Talenya’s Diversity Series . Ms. Shelton begins by explaining that companies' D&I strategies are focused on new issues in Race , Gender , and Class . While race and gender have been long standing issues in diversity and inclusion, sensitivity toward these factors are evolving. Racial inclusion has been an increased concern as a result of an eruption of recent protests surrounding racial justice. Companies are also expanding issues related to gender, including the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and even issues affecting men with respect to their roles within the workplace, outside of the workplace, and issues of fatherhood at home. New trends in D&I are developing within major companies around class, especially amidst the global impact of COVID 19 . “The world is seeing the impact of the pandemic highlighting inequities, which ha