Companies are hiring more diversity and inclusion leaders than ever before
Sep 3, 2020, 18:49 IST
- American workers are demanding their business leaders make more commitments to address racial injustice and champion diversity and inclusion.
- To meet these calls, many companies are actively hiring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders, despite overall hiring being down.
- New data from LinkedIn shows that demand for diversity-related roles spiked in late May and early June this year.
- There's been a 71% increase worldwide in all DEI job listings over the last five years, with the role of "Head of Diversity" growing by more than 107%.
- Companies with a DEI team were 22% more likely to be seen as “an industry-leading company with high-caliber talent," according to LinkedIn.
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