THE MOST IMPORTANT EXECUTIVE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES IN 2021
Organizations are being asked to identify diverse talent to fill executive-level positions. The lack of diversity in leadership positions is consistently cited as a critical corporate issue, leading recruiters to pursue a wide range of executive diversity initiatives in 2021. According to an analysis by McKinsey, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on […]
Biden Administration Rescinds Prohibitions on Diversity and Inclusion Training By Government Contractors and Grantees
The Biden Administration did not waste time in rescinding former President Trump’s controversial Executive Order 13950, which limited the ability of federal government contractors and grantees to conduct certain types of diversity and inclusion training. On January 20, 2021, the first day of the new administration, President Biden issued a new Executive Order on Advancing […]
Biden administration on track to be most LGBTQ-inclusive in U.S. history
The Biden-Harris transition team has already named several LGBTQ people to key White House posts, and advocates hope it’s just the beginning. President-elect Joe Biden has repeatedly vowed to make LGBTQ rights a priority in his administration. But he won’t be working alone: The former vice president has already tapped LGBTQ appointees for several key […]
President-Elect Joe Biden’s First 100 Days
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION CHECKLIST In 2020, the United States experienced a series of reckonings, from continued racial injustice to the devastating but unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the largest employer in the nation, encompassing agencies that affect every aspect of life in the U.S., the federal government has the opportunity to be […]
Diversity wins
Diversity wins How inclusion matters The business case for inclusion and diversity is growing stronger than ever The business case for inclusion and diversity is growing stronger than ever While companies have been slow to make significant progress, a close look at “diversity winners” shows that a systematic business-led approach and bold, concerted action on […]
CLIENTS CALLING: HIRING LEADERS WHO CAN DRIVE CHANGE
Digital transformation and the pace of change are not new. Leading through transformation at a breakneck pace in the midst of a global pandemic, however, is unprecedented. In a 2021 survey of executive search and leadership consultants, AESC asked its members what topics their clients are discussing the most. The top response by a decisive […]
COVID-19 and gender equality: Countering the regressive effects
As COVID-19 continues to affect lives and livelihoods around the world, we can already see that the pandemic and its economic fallout are having a regressive effect on gender equality. By our calculation, women’s jobs are 1.8 times more vulnerable to this crisis than men’s jobs. Women make up 39 percent of global employment but […]
Diversity still matters
COVID-19 is confronting companies around the world with a daunting degree of disruption. In the immediate term, some face devastating losses of revenue, dislocations to operations and supply chains, and challenges to liquidity and solvency. Others are coping with enormous unexpected spikes in demand. In the medium term, we can expect material and lasting shifts […]
