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November 17, 2021

 

LCLD Leads on DE&I

  • Reporting on the 12th Annual LCLD Meeting, CityBiz highlights key insights from Leaders at the Front panelists Carlos Brown (Dominion Energy), Hannah Kim (Neiman Marcus Group), Joel Unruch (Accenture), and Katya Jestin (Jenner & Block). Click here to read their pledges.  CityBiz
  • Faiza J. Saeed, MP of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, was recently named to City & State New York’s 2021 The Power of Diversity: Women 100. Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig, Gibson Dunn, and Airbnb also made the list.  City & State NY
  • Of the 50 companies recently designated “Best-of-the-Best” for inclusion and diversity by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce and National Business Inclusion Consortium, half are LCLD Members.  Yahoo! Finance
  • Amid a slew of record-setting partner classes, new partners at Gibson Dunn and Perkins Coie are more diverse than ever.  The American Lawyer
 

On the Need for Equity in America

  • Multicultural consumers are the future.  Today’s youth are far more diverse than prior generations—and, as consumers, they are paying close attention to businesses’ actions in effecting genuine, substantive change.  Adweek
  • Diversity shifts by state.  Over the last decade, North Dakota, Massachusetts, and Washington have seen the most increase in racial diversity; Hawaii and California remain the most diverse states.  U.S. News & World Report
  • DE&I in the C-suite.  According to a recent United Minds study, the role of chief diversity officer is becoming more central to businesses’ success, even as significant challenges persist for senior DE&I leaders.  PR Newswire
 

Aspects of Leadership

  • Including and advancing women.  Áine Lyons, VP and Deputy GC of VMware, shares seven practical actions leaders can take to foster more inclusive environments for women.  Corporate Counsel
  • Masterclass in leadership.  Top women executives share key insights on leading deliberate organizational change, fostering DE&I, and coping with challenges.  Atlantic Council
 

Reimagining the Workplace

  • ​Pandemic-era shifts and DE&I.  In this article series, nonprofit Inclusion Nudges explores four categories of emerging trends in the way we work and their impacts on DE&I.  Inclusion Nudges
 
 
 

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