Welcome to Diversity Briefings: 11/03/2010
Volume 1, Issue 10
Group Klopfer Diversity Consulting
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Today’s New Diversity Topics: Wage discrimination Act Exclusive, Gen-X in the Workplace, Africa's Bushmen Surprise Science, India Shows Off Diversity, UK TV Lacks Diversity, HIV Diversity Award, California School Boards Lack Latino Members, Mental Health Issues and Diversity: Stigma Gets in the Way
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Third Circuit Rules Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Inapplicable to Failure-to-Promote Claims
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has narrowed the reach of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (“FPA”), determining the protections afforded by the FPA are exclusive to wage discrimination claims and do not cover failure-to-promote claims against employers.
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http://www.jacksonlewis.com/resources.php?NewsID=3450
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Gen X in the workplace: Stuck in the middle?
The generational debate: youngsters want the ol' fogeys out of the way, while the boomers want to keep on working, taking offense at the mention of yielding to their children...Given that baby boomers tend to play things a little closer to the vest, are Gen-Xers best positioned to bridge both worlds?
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http://views.washingtonpost.com/leadership/leadership_playlist/2010/11/gen-x-in-the-workplace-stuck-in-the-middle.html
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Genetic researchers find a broad slice of humanity in one corner of Africa
Africa's Bushmen, also known as San or Khoisan, are among the most genetically diverse people in the world. Two Bushmen who live within walking distance of each other might have more genetic differences between them than a European and an Asian, says Stephan Schuster, a geneticist at Pennsylvania State University.
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http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/56419/title/Decoding_diversity_in_Bushmen
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India Looks to Showcase Diversity When President Obama Arrives
WSJ: The President will be visiting the Taj Mahal Hotel as well as the former home of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, what would you like him to learn about India while he is in your city?
Milind Deora: I hope he can try to get a sense of its diversity and contribution to shaping India’s political opinions not just today but also back in the day. Its diversity is in some ways what India is really about...
Click here to continue --http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/11/03/mumbai-mp-wants-to-show-obama-city%E2%80%99s-diversity/
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ITV schedules have a “remarkable lack of diversity”, chief executive admits
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier, addressing the House of Lords communication committee, said there was a “remarkable lack of diversity” in ITV1’s schedule compared with ten years ago, and warned that Contract Rights Renewal, a mechanism which restricts how the broadcaster sells advertising airtime, had led it to “chase higher rating programmes”, such as soaps.
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http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/30153/itv-schedules-have-a-remarkable-lack-of
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Trans woman receives HIV award at diversity conference
JoAnne Keatley receives an award given by Kaiser Permanente honoring her work with California’s HIV patients at the 33rd annual Diversity Conference.
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http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=112293
Still More Diversity Notes
Low diversity stifles California's education boards
While Latinos comprise nearly half of students in grades K-12, only 15 percent of school board members in California are Latino according to a report by the Cesar Chavez Institute, the community and action research center of SF State's college of ethnic studies.
Titled "Examining Latino Representation on California's School Boards," researchers found that while all board members are committed to improving schools, Latino board members were more likely than white members to focus on improving the academic achievement of African American and Latino students.
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http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/015690.html
Diversity Management Tip of the Day
People From Diverse Communities Too Often Fearful of Seeking Mental Health Treatment
Maria recently confided to her doctor that she was having a hard time at work because of her depression. He immediately referred Maria to a psychologist and she was able to start getting some benefit from therapy, combined with medicine from her physician.
Because Maria knows her problem didn't arise overnight, she recognizes it will not go away in a week or two. Even with medicine and therapy, her treatment will probably take at least a month before any significant results occur, her therapist says.
While Maria wants to talk to her boss about this matter, particularly since she is having some trouble adjusting to her medications, she is afraid of her boss's reaction.
"Lots of people really don't understand mental illness very well, so you had better keep this to yourself," Maria's mother advises.
Susan's article on Diversity continues here -- http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Susan-Klopfer-7986/diversity-127391.php
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