Racial bias

As many as a half-dozen companies, including Wells Fargo and Delta Air Lines, have said they’ve adopted workforce quotas in recent months.

Black women have it the hardest in corporate America, and it will be even more difficult for them to overcome systemic barriers to advancement in a pandemic, according to Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.

Other Black women who’ve made it to the highest levels of their fields say Harris will strengthen conversations about workplace diversity in the U.S.

Only 7% of white workers agree that racial inequity exists in their workplace, compared with 35% of Black respondents, according to a report by the Society for Human Resource Management

Industry leaders comment on what needs to be done in the financial realm to increase diversity.

Addressing racial issues in the workplace starts with having conversations about race at work. Companies can promote listening, encourage discussion and set goals to facilitate those conversations.

Director of Business Development at EisnerAmper Brigette Lumpkins discusses how it felt to be seen as a diversity hire at Lehman Brothers and Barclays.

Companies now have wider legal authority to terminate employees protesting unfair workplace conditions.

White workers in U.S. retail and food-service industries are more likely to get regular shift work than other employees, according to a recent study.

Adidas human resources chief Karen Parkin resigned following criticism from Black employees who said the German sportswear giant has done too little to promote diversity.