• During Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) will host their 2022 Legislative Leadership Summit on May 23-24, 2022. “Tune in as subject matter experts, AA & NH/PI elected officials, community/corporate leaders, and more discuss various issues affecting AA & NH/PIs and the nation at large.” Register here.

• Plan ahead. Stay tuned for more information regarding:

• Q Street’s Pride Reception scheduled for June 16, 2022 - additional details coming soon!

• The Women in Government Relations (WGR) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit taking place July 26-27, 2022 - this year’s theme is “Many Voices, Many Hands.” Registration will be available on May 2!

• Refinitiv: A data-centric, transparent new approach shares ways data can influence DEI progress, how having public diversity numbers has a visible effect on DEI within companies, and the impact data can have on finding creative solutions for DEI problems.

• MIT Sloan Management Review: Toxic Culture Is Driving the Great Resignation highlights research examining employee attrition data to help understand what managers could do to limit impact of the Great Resignation. Between April and September 2021, more than 24 million American employees left their jobs and it appears toxic culture is the top predictor of employee turnover—10 times more important than compensation. “Analysis found that the leading elements contributing to toxic cultures include failure to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; workers feeling disrespected; and unethical behavior.”

• Focusing on women:
• CNBC: January jobs report shows ‘troubling’ signs for women’s economic recovery amid omicron surge points out that women are still lagging behind in job recovery and workforce participation two years since the pandemic began.

• Oxfam International: COVID-19 cost women globally over $800 billion in lost income in one year illustrates how childcare shortages have disproportionately impacted women, particularly women of color, who are experiencing higher rates of job and income loss.

• Wall Street Journal blog: Eight Simple Ways to Keep More Women in the Executive Pipeline focuses on how to keep more women in the executive pipeline. Rita Gunther McGrath, an associate professor at Columbia Business School, offers eight ways to keep more women on the path to corporate leadership.

• American Association of University Women (AAUW): Latinas and the Pay Gap draws attention to the pandemic’s disproportionate economic toll on women, most notably women of color, and the future economic ramifications that will compound existing inequities. Latinas are experiencing significant impact, with increasing unemployment and a larger gender pay gap than virtually all other demographic groups, including White, Black, Asian, and Native women.

• Congressional hearings:
• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP)
• February 8, 2022: Lessons Learned from COVID-19: Highlighting Innovations, Maximizing Inclusive Practices and Overcoming Barriers to Employment for People with Disabilities

• House Financial Services
• March 29, 2022: Devalued, Denied, and Disrespected: How Home Appraisal Bias and Discrimination Are Hurting Homeowners and Communities of Color

• House Ways & Means
• February 3, 2022: Health Subcommittee - on Bridging Health Equity Gaps for People with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
• April 6, 2022: Overcoming Racism to Advance Economic Opportunity

• Podcasts:
• Forum on Workplace Inclusion Podcast, episode 83 entitled, Hiring Revolution, “explores small, medium, and large shifts that can transform hiring practices toward a more equitable way of doing business.” (Note: This blog also offers a few tips for those needing to infuse DEI into hiring practices.)

• Seeing White, episode entitled 13 entitled, White Affirmative Action, provides a historical overview of U.S. government programs, the way in which racial discrimination is embedded into our systems and institutions and contributed to exclusion, and a discussion related to reverse racism.