FEATURED REPORT
Corporate D&I
- January 22, 2021Are businesses becoming more diverse and inclusive?

Although corporate America spends billions annually on diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs, most companies have not made many gains in hiring a diverse workforce. An influential 2019 study by Coqual, a New York think tank, found that corporate America's efforts to increase diversity are failing, in part because of a reluctance to discuss race at the workplace. Efforts to improve D&I programs took on greater urgency in the wake of George Floyd's death in May and the nationwide protests against systemic racism that followed.
Biden's Cabinet
Corporate D&I Efforts
Federal Action
1938–1967 | Congress and the White House take action against employment discrimination. |
1987–Present | Corporations take the lead on diversity and inclusion training. |
Do corporate diversity and inclusion efforts work?
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Director, D&I Consulting at PwC. |
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Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation. |
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