The Avant-Garde: A Fundamental Rethink of the Inclusion and Diversity Professional of the Future
October 30, 2020
In this article for Modern Lawyer, Bendita Cynthia Malakia unpacks the legal industry’s antiquated approach to the role of a DE&I leader, and offers reflections on what the future DE&I professional could look like. “We require D&I professionals in our organizations to upend systemic racism and other forms of oppressions rooted in our society in the context of businesses and organizations that have primary objectives other than diversity and inclusion,” she writes. “Unfortunately, and many others have written at length about this, we do not give them the authority commensurate with the magnitude of responsibility, the resources (whether they be personnel, financial or otherwise), or the access to power and information required to succeed in the mission.” Her article discusses several ways organizations can align resources, authority, and practice to ensure success for the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging leader of the future.
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