Diversity, Inc.

The Fight for Racial Equality in the Workplace
by Pamela Newkirk
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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...
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Published By Bold Type Books

Format Paperback

Category

Number Of Pages 288

Publication Date 10/20/2020

ISBN 9781568588254

Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches


"A gripping, sobering analysis of why US institutions and corporations have made such slow progress towards any meaningful racial diversity.... A must-read."—Financial Times

"By reminding readers of the stories of people like Ingram and Roberts, dedicated employees who endured unthinkable humiliation - the 'uncivil' ways in which they were treated, simply because of their race - Diversity, Inc. may do more to help advance the cause of workplace inclusion than any canned bias-training program ever could."—Washington Post

"In Diversity, Inc., journalist Pamela Newkirk interrogates a shameful reality.... Newkirk's well-researched facts and figures paint a picture of stagnation that's hard to deny. Diversity, Inc. is a damning look at American organizations and a reminder that our workplaces are far from reflective of our country."—Time, "Must-Read Books of 2019"

"A must-read.... a well-sourced and succinctly written report that addresses the overall lack of progress in three key sectors: academia, corporate America, and the Hollywood entertainment establishment...The book is valuable for many reasons, not the least of which is the context Newkirk provides."—Fortune

"Pamela Newkirk has written the far-reaching and crisply worded book I had been waiting to read. Cheap diversity statements and costly diversity consultants are not working and Newkirk explains precisely why. Institutions can do better and Diversity, Inc., explains precisely how."—Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist

 
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