Business Resources

General

Business Diversity Efforts Boost Employee Morale, Profits
.(http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/10/18/focus5.html)
Article from the Phoenix Business Journal.

Diversity 101: The Changing Face of Business. (http://utopia.utexas.edu/articles/texas/diversity.html?sec=business&sub=management)
Article from Texas Magazine.

Equal Employment Opportunity File
(http://www.virtualref.com/abs/270.htm)

Oregon State University provides good statistical information, specific to cities or counties, on occupation by race/ethnicity. (National census data 1990.)

FreeDemographics.com
(http://www.freedemographics.com/)

Provides free unlimited access to US Census Data.

The Ethnic Majority
(http://www.ethnicmajority.com/workplace.htm)

Good basic information on employment discrimination, affirmative action, corporate diversity, and glass ceiling.

American Institute for managing diversity
(http://aimd.org/nonprofit/aimd/Default.asp?)

The American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. (AIMD) was the first national nonprofit diversity think tank. The organization is " committed to demonstrating the power and potential of diversity management through research, education and public outreach." Their website includes information on the Institute's programs and publications.

DiversityInc.com
(http://www.diversityinc.com/)

Registration is required for access to this site. The free registration gives members daily mailings on diversity, and access to diversity facts, commentary, quotations, best practices, and hot topics.

Profiles in Diversity Journal
(http://www.diversityjournal.com/)

Subscription to this print or online journal provides information on corporate diversity and inclusion best practices. Some articles and material from the journal are available for free on this site.

Diversity World
(http://www.diversityworld.com/)

A large portion of this website is devoted to ability/disability issues, but workforce diversity of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and religion are also covered. Each topic-oriented page provides link to resources for minorities' affiliation. career development and entrepreneurship, and for employers' recruiting, legal information, and statistics. Provides information resources and links to a variety of free sources on the internet. Free newsletter also available. Includes an article recommended for classroom use: Workforce Diversity: Changing the Way You do Business.

The Glass Ceiling
( http://cyberwerks.com:70/1s/dataline)

Reporting research related to women and minorities in management.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency
(http://www.mbda.gov/)

Provides a source of information for minority businesses, including news, publications, investment and funding advice, and business plan information.

National Minority Supplier Development Council
(http://www.nmsdcus.org/)

This business membership organization provides a link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses. The regional councils certify and match more than 15,000 minority owned businesses (Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American) with member corporations which want to purchase goods and services.

Hire Diversity
(http://www.hirediversity.com/)

An online resource for diversity recruitment

Diversity Central
(http://www.diversityhotwire.com)

Resources for cultural diversity at work.

The Diversity Training Group
(http://www.diversitydtg.com)

Click on the articles link for basic business diversity information, success stories, best practices & strategies, making a business case for diversity, news, and gender issues.

Gender

Anker, Richard (1997) "Theories of Occupational Segregation by Sex: An Overview" International Labor Review 136:3. (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/publ/revue/articles/ank97-3.htm)
Provides an overview and critique of theories of occupational sex segregation, including neo-classical and human capital theories; institutional and labour market segmentation theories; and non-economic and feminist or gender theories.

Pregnancy Discrimination
(http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-preg.html)

Facts from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Sexual Harassment
(http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-sex.html)

Facts from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Affirmative Action
(http://www.now.org/issues/affirm/)

Updates from the National Organization for Women.

Race/Ethnicity/National Origin

National Origin Discrimination
(http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-nator.html)
Race/Color Discrimination
(http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-race.html)

GLBT

"Equality Principles Set Goals of Fairness for Corporate America," The Wall Street Project, May 4, 1995. Sets forth a code of conduct for corporations. (http://qrd.tcp.com/qrd/www/usa/illinois/oaw/equality.principles.html)

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
(http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/pages/issues/record?record=4)

On sexual Orientation issues, a terrific source of employment-related legal information.
Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) - Overview and history of proposed legislation.

Resources off the Web:

Gay Issues in the Workplace: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Employees Speak for Themselves. On Being Gay. Growing Up Gay and Lesbian. Homophobia in the Workplace. (Videos) All by Brian McNaught; TRB Productions, PO Box 2362, Boston, MA 02107, 617-236-7800.

Straight Talk About Gays in the Workplace: Creating an Inclusive, Productive Environment for Everyone in Your Organization, Liz Winfeld, Amacom (division of the American Management Association, 1995, ISBN 0-8144-0305-0 $21.95.

A Manager's Guide to Sexual Orientation in the Workplace, Robert Powers and Alan Ellis, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-91277-6, 1995, $25. Aimed at CEOs, human resource directors and managers, this book gives the life stories of 13 diverse workers and seeks to provide ideas on how to create a supportive, inclusive workplace.

Clout! Business Report, For Gay, Lesbian and Supportive Business Owners, Senior Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs, Lambda Publications, 1115 W Belmont, #2-D, Chicago, IL 60657, 312-871-7610, fax 312-871-7609, outlines@suba.com, quarterly.

People with Disabilities

ADA Homepage http://www.ada.gov

The official U.S. government site providing information about the Americans with Disabilities Act and implementation guidelines. Links, publications, and other resources related to disability are also included.

National Association for Dissemination of Disability Research
(http://www.ncddr.org/)

This website provides NADDR publications arranged by topic. Full text of these informative documents are available on the website for no charge..