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WICT Senior Executive Summit The 2021 WICT Senior Executive Summit, designed exclusively for the industry’s top-ranking women executives, took place virtually from Wednesday, March 10 through Thursday, March 11.  WICT’s curriculum committee and Faculty Co-Directors, George Foster and Rob Siegel of the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) reimagined an all-new curriculum for the virtual […]

The panelists participating in the Walter Kaitz Foundation’s (WKF) third Courageous Conversations discussed the through-line between the fight for equal access for disabled people and creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.  The event titled Disability Inclusion: Help to Ensure Your DEI Efforts Include Accessibility, showcased how both disabled and their advocates, are working to ensure […]

We’ve been down this road before when a hashtag is used to not only capture a moment in time but to unify around a cause with purpose and resolve. The recent and persistent vilification of Asians, associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, has served to foment hate and result in harm to our families, friends and […]

CultureX Conversations CultureX Conversations is a breakthrough conference for television and media leaders who are engaged in diversifying their workplace and ensuring that the service and content they provide to customers is inclusive.  The Walter Kaitz Foundation will present a Diversity Roundtable moderated by Executive Director, Michelle Ray. This virtual conference takes place on March […]

The most recent AIM-PAR Survey, funded by the Walter Kaitz Foundation, found that to increase representation of people of color in our industry, we must strengthen our efforts to retain employees of color and close existing promotion gaps. One way to do so is through mentorship – yet of the companies surveyed, only 45 percent […]

A message from our Contributing Sponsor, CommScope    CommScope Creating Lasting Connections through Diversity and Inclusion At CommScope, Win as One Team, one of our core Values, includes creating a culture that values the unique experiences and ​perspectives of all our employees. We work together, across borders and boundaries, toward a common goal – to […]

Comcast Corporation recently announced it has promoted Dalila Wilson-Scott to Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Roberts. Ms. Wilson-Scott will oversee all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion activities for the corporation. She will also continue to lead the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and the […]

CableFax Most Powerful Women The theme of this year’s CableFax Most Powerful Women  could well have been ‘Nevertheless She Persisted,’ which Editorial Director Amy McLean invoked in referring to this year’s honorees. Hundreds turned out for the virtual celebration which included a photo montage of the honorees outside the office and a trivia game about the […]

Belonging is increasingly being added to the workplace lexicon alongside diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) defined belonging as the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group or place. Social Scientist, Roy Baumeister and Duke University Professor […]

NALIP Hosts Virtual Latino Media Fest The Latino Media Fest hosted by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) was held October 14 – 16. The Fest presents the best of U.S. Latinx content across various mediums including film, streaming, digital, documentary, and tech narratives using virtual and augmented reality. The virtual event featured […]