http://www.carmenvankerckhove.com/2009/06/15/how-to-start-a-diversity-committee-best-practices-every-organization-should-know/ on race, diversity, work, and life Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:35:38 -0800 hourly 1 http://www.carmenvankerckhove.com/2009/06/15/how-to-start-a-diversity-committee-best-practices-every-organization-should-know/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 HighJive Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:20:27 +0000 http://www.carmenvankerckhove.com/?p=648#comment-1738 My cynical addition: Don't join a diversity committee unless it is diverse. If it is a group of minorities in a White-dominated enterprise, you are probably being set up as window dressing. A diversity committee should be comprised of diverse members—including Whites—and hopefully even include people with political power in the company. After all, if the company were truly committed to diversity, and actively pursuing it, would there even be a need for a diversity committee? My cynical addition: Don’t join a diversity committee unless it is diverse. If it is a group of minorities in a White-dominated enterprise, you are probably being set up as window dressing. A diversity committee should be comprised of diverse members—including Whites—and hopefully even include people with political power in the company. After all, if the company were truly committed to diversity, and actively pursuing it, would there even be a need for a diversity committee?

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