Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Michelle Travis covers emerging workplace law and policy. 2025 has been a challenging year for business leaders and ...

For decades, the corporate world has run with a simple story: Diversity drives performance. Lately, though, the conventional wisdom has been challenged, and for good reason: Independent, peer-reviewed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sheila Callaham writes about age-related topics in the workplace. “Effective immediately, SHRM will be adopting the acronym "I&D" ...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have become a divisive topic in today's workplaces. Some don't see DEI's applicability; some see it as "reverse discrimination"; and some see it as ...

Employers are increasingly focusing on DEI in the workplace in a variety of ways. Workplace DEI can take different forms but generally involves: Representation of individuals from varied backgrounds.

In light of attacks on DEI, we gathered articles that lay out the evidence in favor of fostering racially diverse and equitable schools, workplaces, cities, and societies. While certainly we are all ...

Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. But after her husband died suddenly in 2021, she pondered whether she had neglected ...

Adia Harvey Wingfield does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The “anti-woke” backlash has unnerved business leaders, but companies are not backtracking on their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, a new survey shows. The vast majority – 96% – of ...

We often talk about the impact of COVID-19 on workplaces during the height of the pandemic as if that impact is over. But it is far from over. In the U.S. alone, nearly 18 million people are grappling ...