Diversity & Inclusion Quiz
Do you have trouble recruiting diverse candidates?
Over 86% of job seekers say workplace diversity is an important factor when looking for a job.
Source: Cision, 2019
Are your D&I trainings optional?
Mandatory trainings can actually increase bias or lead to more hostility toward underrepresented groups.
Source: Harvard Business Review, 2016
Do you lack support initiatives for women, people of color or LGBTQIAP+ employees?
Without support for diverse employees, the rate of turnover increases. Did you know that the cost to replace a skilled hourly worker is 75-100% of that employee’s annual salary.
Source: G&A Partners
Is your workforce diverse?
“Companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.”
Source: McKinsey & Company, 2017
Do you lack diversity in your leadership team?
Companies with leadership teams in the top quartile of gender and racial/ethnic diversity were, respectively, 21% and 35%, more likely to have financial returns that were above their national national industry median.
Source: McKinsey & Company, 2015
Are diversity and inclusion initiatives advocated by your top leaders?
D&I initiatives often fail without buy-in from organizational leadership.
Source: Forbes, 2019
Does your organization fail to track diversity and inclusion data?
42% of companies cite the lack of accepted benchmarks as their top challenge to accomplishing diversity goals? Diversity and inclusion metrics are necessary to identify risk areas, prioritise initiatives, set targets and other program goals, assign accountability, and measure the impact of D&I initiatives.
Does your workplace accommodate those with physical disabilities?
Did you know that many companies look for office buildings that have different colors and textures imbedded in their flooring to help those who are low of vision make their way down aisles, up steps, or to their desk?
Do your diverse employees have a higher turnover rate than the rest of your staff?
Women are two times as likely to leave their company as men, while black and Latino tech workers are 3.5 times more likely to quit than white or Asian colleagues.
Source: ERE, 2017
Have your products or services been evaluated for fit with diverse customers and consumers?
Although “African Americans make up just 14% of the population, [they] are responsible for some $1.2 trillion in purchases annually.”
Source: Fortune, 2018