Diversity in the Workforce
When someone uses the term diversity it can mean an array of things such as race, religion, color, gender, national origin, disabilities, sexual orientation, age, education, geographic origin, and skill characteristics. I believe the concept of diversity is just someone who is different than the person you see when you look into the mirror. There are some big advantages in the world today when a group of diverse people work together for a common goal, because different people bring different things to the table such as skills and ideas. That is why today’s workforce is looking to improve their diversity levels to achieve that advantage over their competitor which is called the “competitive advantage”. Because of America’s History of discrimination, there are laws and organizations that help protect minorities from discrimination such as Affirmative Action and (EEOC) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Department). There are many controversial issues going on today suggesting that these laws and organizations are causing reverse discrimination in the workforce. I believe America is the strongest and most powerful country on the planet and it’s not because of our leaders or technology, it’s because we are diverse.
Diversity in the workforce has become a major concern in today’s society. Because of its advantages, many businesses are looking to diversify their workforce. There are seven major reasons why large and small businesses are looking to diversify their company. Those reasons are social responsibility, economic payback, resource imperative, legal requirement, marketing strategy, business communications strategy, and capacity-building strategy (Diversity). ...