Opinion: The rewards and challenges of a truly multicultural workforce
By Michael O’Brien Browne We on the Central Coast of California are gifted with a rich pool of diverse multicultural and multiethnic talents to drive our businesses, from Latinos to Thais, Middle Easterners to Europeans, Native Americans, Chinese, Indians, Africans, Ukrainians, Armenians, Russians, Philippinos, Pacific Islanders and a vast array of others across all cultures, Read More →
Our View: Despite court ruling, corporate board diversity is wave of the future
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Region’s corporate boards meet state diversity standard
All of the tri-county region’s publicly held companies that trade on major stock exchanges meet California’s new requirement for more diversity on corporate boards. Assembly Bill 979 was passed in 2020 and went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. It is similar to Senate Bill 826, a law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2019, Read More →
Opinion: Putting DEI principles into practice
By Cynder Sinclair Have you been hearing more and more about organizations creating a policy to address diversity, equity, and inclusion? Sometimes referred to as “DEI” and sometimes “DEIJ,” with the J signifying justice, many nonprofits and businesses are adopting such policies as part of their board governance to guide their organization. I recently met Read More →
Women’s share of region’s corporate board seats has doubled since 2018
Publicly traded companies in the tri-county region have added 18 women board directors this year, though a few companies still need to appoint more women to comply with stepped-up state diversity requirements that go into effect in 2022. A total of 69 women sit on the boards of the 22 companies headquartered in the Tri-Counties Read More →
Opinion: Diverse hiring takes real work
By Clare Briglio I started my career in human resources and eventually found myself working as a corporate recruiter. As a young and albeit naïve professional, focusing on diversity in the recruiting process was not in my immediate field of vision because, at the time, the topic of “inclusion and diversity” was not necessarily at Read More →
Our view: Ventura County takes a big step toward inclusion
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