Diversity 

Math Assignment Offers Lesson in Diversity
When a third-grade teacher in Gwinnett County, Ga., developed a math assignment to help enhance a history lesson about slavery, it was the school who learned a lesson about diversity.

How Employers Gain Access to Talent with Brain Injuries
Northrop Grumman Corp. prides itself on being disability and military friendly. "We spend money to make sure people know they are welcome here," said Kia Silver Hodge, PHR, corporate manager of diversity recruitment programs.

Even in 2012, What Women Wear Matters 
Regardless of whether a woman is just entering the workforce or “of a certain age,” an athlete or secretary of state, beautiful or plain, what she wears to work matters and might affect her career advancement, experts say.

Increase Comfort With Disclosing Disability
Employees with disabilities are least likely to disclose their disability when they fear they will lose a job, or fail to gain one, by doing so. But lack of disclosure could impact the workplace in a number of ways, an expert suggests.

HR Needs to Create ‘Age-Friendly’ Workplaces
Even though many members of the Baby Boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) are approaching retirement age, they show no signs of slowing down, according to recent research.

TV Programs Spur Diversity Controversies
Index Raises Bar for Companies Seeking LGBT Workers 
What It Takes to Break the ‘Glass Ceiling’ 

Focus on HR Program Examines State of Diversity
SHRM’s Diversity & Inclusion Conference attendees describe what is going right in diversity, what could be improved, what the next big development in diversity will be and what they would change about diversity if they could.

State Department Launches Project for Women
The U.S. State Department and the Seven Sister Colleges of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith and Wellesley are working to increase the number of women in public service.

New Regulation Would Set Disability Hiring Goal
A new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor would require that persons with disabilities hold at least seven percent of jobs with federal contractors and subcontractors.

Employee Resource Groups Help Develop Leaders
Employee resource groups are making a resurgence. In some large businesses, these groups are taking on a more strategic focus as an internal resource for operational support and leadership development.

More Female Leaders Means More Philanthropy, Study Finds
Organization Offers Exposure to Asperger’s
Study: Gender Influences Effect of Career Strategies 

Is Facebook's Lack of Boardroom Diversity Hurting It?
Facebook's Board of Directors has no women, placing the company in a rare place among its Silicon Valley peers and the Fortune 500 where just 11 percent have all male boards.

Federal Deals Favoring Blind Draw Scrutiny
Set-asides for federal contractors featuring blind and other disabled workers might be in jeopardy because of defense budget cutbacks and struggles by other contractors.

Diversity of Autism Offers HR Challenges
Since autism affects individuals in a wide variety of ways, it's important for employers to use individualized approaches when necessary, and to focus on the quality of work by the employee instead of his or her social skills.