Latest Diversity Headlines

All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Anti-DEI Shareholders Are Attacking Corporate America’s Diversity Programs

Aug 12 2024 // For conservative groups, losing big at company annual meetings is still winning.That’s because their growing presence at the shareholder gatherings is simultaneously disrupting management plans and generating...

You Need Diversity to Grow: Ako Founder Nnaji Talks Success Strategies

Aug 5 2024 // The future is diverse and community is key.That’s the message from Ngozi Nnaji, founder and managing partner of Ako Insurance Consultants. She started the agency in response to the growing need for the insurance...

Deere Retreats From Diversity Measures After Online Attacks

Jul 17 2024 // Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company in less than a month to bend to such...

Honeywell Defeats Fired Engineer’s Appeal Over Diversity Training

Jul 11 2024 // Honeywell did not violate workplace anti-discrimination laws by firing a white engineer who refused to participate in mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion training after the Black Lives Matter movement began, a U.S....

People Moves: Lara Appoints New Members to California Insurance Diversity Task Force

Jun 14 2024 // Ricardo Lara California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed Alycia Anderson, Kelly Huang and Marquita Thomas to the state’s Insurance Diversity Task Force. The task force oversees the department’s...

Unifying Voices in Insurance: Forum Brings Together Industry Groups to Discuss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

May 20 2024 // Bringing more diversity to the insurance industry will take intentional, deliberate effort and teamwork.That’s the encouraging outlook from a panel of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) thought leaders that...

People Moves: Lara Makes Appointments to California Curriculum Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force

Apr 29 2024 // Ricardo Lara California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several appointments to the state’s curriculum board and insurance diversity task force. Lara named Aretha Hartley as the newest member of the...

UK Finance Watchdog Plans on Diversity Targets a ‘Bad Idea,’ Minister Says

Apr 19 2024 // Plans by Britain’s financial regulator to require firms to set targets for improving diversity could be counterproductive, UK business and women minister Kemi Badenoch said on Thursday.The Financial Conduct Authority...

State Bar of Wisconsin Agrees to Change Diversity Definition in Lawsuit Settlement

Apr 8 2024 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin association representing attorneys agreed last week to change the definition of “diversity” to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a conservative law firm that argued its...

Group That Sued Pfizer Over Diversity Program Loses Appeal

Mar 7 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by a conservative group opposed to diversity initiatives in medicine that challenged a Pfizer fellowship program designed to boost the pipeline of Black,...

Supreme Court Leaves Intact Elite School’s Diversity Policy

Feb 21 2024 // A divided US Supreme Court refused to question an admissions policy at a competitive Virginia public high school, turning away contentions that the program was designed to reduce the percentage of Asian-American...

NFL Diversity Policies Are Racist, Conservative Group Says

Feb 7 2024 // A conservative U.S. legal group has accused the National Football League (NFL) and its teams of engaging in discrimination through its influential “Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to interview at least one...

Tesla Drops Minority-Worker Language After Musk’s Rants Over Diversity Initiatives

Feb 1 2024 // Tesla Inc. removed language about minority workers and supporting employee resource groups from one of its regulatory filings after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s recent comments criticizing diversity...

Women in Finance Criticize City of London’s ‘Tokenistic’ Diversity Efforts

Jan 18 2024 // Testimonies from 40 women across banking, insurance, and asset management in Britain describe diversity and inclusion initiatives as often “tokenistic,” and lacking the “teeth” to make a change in...

Corporate America Is Rethinking Diversity Hiring as Legal Challenges Rise

Nov 22 2023 // The same conservative activists who helped gut race-related college admissions at the US Supreme Court have now set their sights on corporate diversity programs, barraging airlines, tech giants and law firms with lawsuits...

People Moves: California Commissioner Make Appointments to CAARP, CIGA Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force

Nov 21 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed members Bernardo de la Torre, Cynthia Strathmann and Doug Heller to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) Advisory Committee. Deepika Srivastava and...

Conservatives Challenging Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule Appeal to Full 5th Circuit

Oct 26 2023 // A conservative group that lost a challenge to Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rule appealed the decision on Wednesday, requesting a full court review and saying that the rule discriminates based on race and...

Appeals Court Upholds Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

Oct 19 2023 // A U.S. appeals court upheld Nasdaq’s board diversity rule on Wednesday, requiring companies listed on the exchange to have women and minority directors on their boards or explain why they do not.In a lengthy opinion,...

Layoffs, Remote Working Hinder Diversity Push, UK Finance Executives Say

Sep 28 2023 // Layoffs, working from home and misguided tips on how to get ahead are hindering moves by financial firms on inclusion and diversity, British industry executives said on Wednesday.Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority...

Conservative Activist Uses Civil War-Era Law to Challenge Corporate Diversity

Sep 26 2023 // The anti-affirmative action activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to race-conscious college admissions policies is trying to use a Civil War-era law designed to protect formerly enslaved Black people...