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Read the entire order Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce signed by President Joe Biden
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 1104, 3301, and 3302 of title 5, United States Code, and in order to strengthen the Federal workforce by promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. On my first day in office, I signed Executive Order 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government), which established that affirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of the whole of our Government. To further advance equity within the Federal Government, this order establishes that it is the policy of my Administration to cultivate a workforce that draws from the full diversity of the Nation.
As the Nation’s largest employer, the Federal Government must be a model for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.
Many people have biased perceptions of equity, diversity and inclusion leaders, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the past decade, companies across North America have paid more attention to supporting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). This has prompted many organizations to create a leadership role fully dedicated to advancing...
Amanda Garcia-Williams is New DEI Chief at Husch
From Husch Blackwell Husch Blackwell has hired Amanda Garcia-Williams as its first Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer (CDO). Garcia-Williams is based in Lansing, Michigan, and will join The Link, the firm’s virtual office. As CDO, Garcia-Williams will lead...
Advertising Industry Struggling to Diversify
lrittenhouse@businessinsider.com (Lindsay Rittenhouse) After the March 16 Atlanta-area spa shootings left eight people dead, six of whom were women of Asian descent, Sai He, an Asian American copywriter, recalled his own experience with racism at an ad agency....
Wells Fargo CEO Runs into a Wall
Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charles Scharf exasperated some Black employees in a Zoom meeting this summer when he reiterated that the bank had trouble reaching diversity goals because there was not enough qualified minority talent, two participants told Reuters.
Pandemic Exposes Disparities Dr. King Fought Against
Resiliency has become the watchword of the COVID-19 era. The pandemic reinforced the need to build more resilient institutions and societies that can withstand shocks like a global public health crisis. But resiliency begins with understanding how racial inequities perpetuate social and economic vulnerabilities that affect all of us and weaken the foundation of our society. Resiliency is strengthened by resolving the inequities we know exist.
Valerie Patton: We Need to Be Serious About Inclusion
Valerie E. Patton previously served as Senior Vice President, Economic Inclusion and Executive Director of the Saint Louis Business Diversity Initiative. She leads Greater St. Louis, Inc.’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategies and programs as well as its...
