Designated by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, November marks National Native American Indian Heritage Month, with annual presidential proclamations (with varied forms of the name) since 1994, per the U.S. Library of Congress.
Additionally, DiversIQ analysis suggested that publicly traded and private employers are failing indigenous folks. Along with making the business case for diversity again, labor experts nod to the utility of environmental and social governance mandates — and the ways these parameters can serve people of color well in the future.
Overall, HR and education experts point to a systemic lack of skills training offered to indigenous talent — along with limited access to fruitful job opportunities — as a key issue for the Indigenous American community.
Despite a heritage month and government arms such the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, the lack of representation and systemic issues extend to the research itself. In a 2019 primer on American Indian and Alaskan Native participation in the labor force, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said, “Because the sample size for AIANs is relatively small, the BLS does not routinely tabulate detailed data on their demographic and labor market characteristics.”
by Caroline Colvin
Source: hrdive.com
In 2024, workers are reporting double-digit declines in feelings of belonging and connectedness at work, according to an Oct. 1 report from Businessolver, which offers benefits and HR technology solutions. The major declines have occurred even as employees acknowledge that corporate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) efforts are becoming more visible, the report found.
In the tenth year of McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace research, in partnership with LeanIn.Org, we reflect on the notable gains women have made—and how their experiences at work are, in many ways, the same or worse than ten years ago. Sustainable progress toward parity requires that companies recommit to change.
While parity in the C-Suite has been challenging to come by, there’s one traditional role where women are making headway. The Chief Financial Officer role has continued to see women make real gains in representation in recent years.
