In the past two decades, we have seen radical shifts in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space—companies everywhere have made a concerted push to hire more diverse leaders and work on closing the executive gap.

Patricia Arboleda

February 21,2023 at 3:18PM UTC

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In the past two decades, we have seen radical shifts in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space—companies everywhere have made a concerted push to hire more diverse leaders and work on closing the executive gap.

Unfortunately, there is still a lot of work left to do. According to a February 2022 report from the Society for Human Resource Management, less than 4 percent of all senior executive positions in America’s largest corporations are held by Latinos.

Clearly, whatever shifts we’ve been making are not enough to truly impact the leadership demographics of corporate America.

So what should we do?

Which of these changes do you think is most necessary for you as a diverse leader in your personal or professional life?

- Shift to purpose

- Shift to personal development.

- Shift to being mentored.

- Shift to life goals

- All of the above

I'd like to know your thoughts…

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AnonymousFebruary 21,2023 at 8:05PM UTC
I want to hire the most qualified individual I can regardless of color, race, gender, etc. Also, if I am the one being hired, I don’t want to be hired because I make the company “diverse” - I want to be hired because I’m the best candidate for the job.
Patricia ArboledaFebruary 22,2023 at 2:20PM UTC
I'm glad you can focus on a person's skills and knowledge regardless of their skin color, where they come from or their background, that's how it should be. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen everywhere, that's why diversity in the workplace is encouraged. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Elizabyth HarringtonFebruary 22,2023 at 1:57PM UTC
I would love to see the DEI space be as inclusive of older workers as other marginalized groups.
I once was in a QA session with a DEI leader from another company and he literally said he didn't feel older workers should be given the same opportunities as younger workers "because they don't work as hard." I was astonished at the open discrimination peppered with stereotypical assumptions. If we are lucky, at some point in our lives we will be older. Let's stop pushing those people out of companies and making it difficult to be hirable. That 55 year old software engineer next to you might be supporting both his grown children and aging parents. They don't need the stress of losing a job on top of that.
Patricia ArboledaFebruary 22,2023 at 2:15PM UTC
I agree with you, and It is interesting because a few days ago a debate is just starting on this topic, they call it ageism. I think we have to keep an eye on that and work on breaking down this paradigm.