GBMD at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair – October 8 -9 !
GBMD’s second annual fund raising event will be at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair on October 8 – 9, 2016. This is a great opportunity for us to get out in the community and let them know about our great organization! Come show your support at the GBMD Water Booth:…
GBMD Happy Hour Networking!
Don’t miss GBMD’s next outings in Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica! We will be starting with Happy Hour and then moving right into Dinner. This is a great opportunity to network, meet new friends, have fun and eat good food! Make your reservations now via events@gbmad.org OR provide your information below:…
How to Overcome Unconscious and Hidden Biases
Read More: Buried prejudice and biases are surprisingly influential underpinnings to all the decisions we make, affecting our feelings and consequently actions. And there are times when not recognizing this influence on your choices and decision making can do more harm than good. Primarily it is very important to understand…
GBMD’s First Fund Raising Event – Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair – October 3 -4 !
GBMD’s first fund raising event will be at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair on October 3-4, 2015. This is a great opportunity for us to get out in the community and let them know about our great organization! Come show your support at the GBMD Soda Booth: Manhattan Beach Hometown…
Soon, Not Even 1 Percent Of Fortune 500 Companies Will Have Black CEOs
Read More: There are other reasons why women and minorities are so rare at the highest echelons of corporate America. Unconscious biases against people who don’t look like a “typical” (aka white male) leader can make it harder for top female and minority leaders to climb the corporate ladder. Though…
Menendez’ Survey Highlights Corporate America’s Diversity Problem
Read More: “White men continue to represent the overwhelming majority of executive team members, comprising 69.7% of senior executives at participating Fortune 100 companies. The representation of women and people of color on executive teams decreased overall from 2011 to 2014 and is at even lower levels than on corporate…
Sen. Bob Menendez Releases Corporate Diversity Survey, Says Latinos ‘Grossly Underrepresented’
Read More: “While there have been gains in having women and minorities in board of director positions, they are still “grossly underrepresented” compared to white men. White men were found to comprise 63 percent of the board of directors in the 69 companies while women represented 22.9 percent. While four…
Sustained efforts to increase minority representation in healthcare executive ranks are delivering results, but barriers still remain
Read More: “Just as growing diversity is shaking up the nation’s politics, the increasingly multicultural populations served by U.S. healthcare providers are also driving changes in the organizations’ C-suites and boardrooms. But the transformation is still a work in progress. Based on 2012 data from the Institute for Diversity in…
Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Public Service Leadership
Read More: Public service leadership is a broad and expanding field, as well as a collective of critical decision points along the spectrum of civic and political engagement. While there are segments of public service leadership hat have effectively engaged people of color, in too many areas of leadership there…
Corporate Diversity Lacks Latino Leaders: How Your Marketplace Value Will Suffer
Read More: Latino representation among the upper levels of management is low nationally compared with their 16.3 percent population share. HACR’s 2011 Corporate Inclusion Index shows a decrease of Latinos in the C-suite from 8 percent in 2010 to 7 percent in 2011.Orta says these gaps mean companies are losing…
