NEW YORK, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal from stock exchange operator Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) that requires its listed companies to have diverse boards, or explain why they do not. The proposal requires that companies have two diverse directors, including one who [...]
We are excited to share a recording from Disability:IN's webinar advancing minority mental health month. Hear from Disability:IN corporate partner peers as they share their experience and stories around mental health awareness. Moderator: Carla Carlisle, Director, Information Technology, Mental Health Co-lead for TIAA Diverse Abilities Business Resource Group [...]
Impact investing body to fund 16 projects to bolster measurement and disclosure Data house Equilar has teamed up with campaign group Disability:IN to develop a data category for “disability self-identification”. The pair claim it is “the first partnership dedicated to advancing boardroom diversity through the inclusion of business executives [...]
Access original press release from the Business Wire. Equilar BoardEdge will capture disability self-disclosure metrics for companies looking to recruit qualified board members with disabilities and publicly report their efforts. REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equilar, the leading provider of corporate leadership data solutions, today announced a partnership with Disability:IN, [...]
From Jill Houghton, Disability:IN President & CEO It has been 31 years since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act - a landmark federal law that protects the rights of all people with disabilities. Globally, people with disabilities represent over one billion people or 15% of [...]
From Jill Houghton, Disability:IN President & CEO We just wrapped up our 24th annual global Disability:IN conference, or what we call our family reunion. Not even a global pandemic could keep us away from each other. In fact, the pandemic has brought us closer together and we [...]
I lost my leg to bone cancer at age 12. Since then, I have been intimately aware of how people with disabilities are often overlooked by society. The battle for acceptance, recognition, and belonging is real. And though we have made significant strides as a society, we need more [...]
“Many employers have been shown to harbor sincere yet ill-founded views about the work-related abilities of people with disabilities. These negative views are often a result of interrelated concerns that permeate the entire employment cycle,” according to research published in Journal of Business and Psychology. Bias, bullying and negativity keep [...]
The 2021 AGM season will be a chance for investors to back up their recent pledges on racial equality, and continue to push on gender Gender diversity has been an increasingly common topic at AGMs in recent years, spurred on by the 2017 Me Too Movement, which focused the [...]
This week, Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) submitted additional comments to the SEC regarding Nasdaq’s proposed rule on board diversity. Disability:IN Board Chair Chad Jerdee and AAPD Board Chair Ted Kennedy, Jr. wrote in part, “it is important to remember that [...]
