Diversity, Inc. by Pamela Newkirk
One of Time Magazine's Must-Read Books of 2019: An award-winning journalist shows how workplace diversity initiatives have turned into a profoundly misguided industry--and have done little to bring equality to America's major industries and institutions.
Diversity has become the new buzzword, championed by elite institutions from academia to Hollywood to corporate America. In an effort to ensure their organizations represent the racial and ethnic makeup of the country, industry and foundation leaders have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to commission studies, launch training sessions, and hire consultants and diversity czars. But is it working?
In Diversity, Inc., award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk shines a bright light on the diversity industry, asking the tough questions about what has been effective--and why progress has been so slow. Newkirk highlights the rare success stories, sharing valuable lessons about how other industries can match those gains. But as she argues, despite decades of handwringing, costly initiatives, and uncomfortable conversations, organizations have, apart from a few exceptions, fallen far short of their goals.
Diversity, Inc. incisively shows the vast gap between the rhetoric of inclusivity and real achievements. If we are to deliver on the promise of true equality, we need to abandon ineffective, costly measures and commit ourselves to combatting enduring racial attitudes.
Pamela Newkirk is a native New Yorker and an award-winning journalist who worked as a reporter and writer for eleven years before joining the New York University journalism faculty. Her work on race, media, art, and culture has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Artnews, and The Nation. Behind the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media (1999), her debut book, received the National Press Club Prize for media critique.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781568588223 |
| ISBN 10 | 1568588224 |
| Title | Diversity, Inc. |
| Author | Pamela Newkirk |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bold Type Books |
| Year published | 2019-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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