You Can Still Count The Number Of Black CEOs On One Hand Executives pledged to make diversity a priority, but the past year has highlighted how difficult it is to implement change in corporate America. David Gura Play AudioListen 5 mins
PBS And Ken Burns Vow To Do Better On Diversity But Critics Aren't Convinced PBS has announced $11 million in grants to boost diversity among documentary filmmakers months after an open letter accused the service of unfairly favoring white creators. Eric Deggans
Washington State Patrol’s hiring under fire as agency failed to diversify over decades The Washington State Patrol turned 100 this year. To this day it’s still a mostly white, male organization. Over the years it’s struggled to diversify. But now one part of the hiring process is getting fresh scrutiny: the psychological review. Austin Jenkins Mike Reicher of The Seattle Times Play AudioListen 10 mins
What's going on and what should NPR leadership do? A look at what's driving women of color to walk away from NPR's most prominent jobs and why it matters to listeners Kelly McBride
Defining disability justice and celebrating ‘crip-centric liberated zones’ ‘Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
DEI ’R’ US: Setbacks and progress on the road to belonging at work ‘It’s not going to happen in my lifetime. We are working to a future that we will not live to see. That’s what this work is about, and the healing is knowing that we’re doing it together.’ John O'Brien Play AudioListen 2 hours
There are more women on TV but ageism persists, says new study Streamers and broadcasters are putting slightly more women in front of and behind the camera according to Boxed In, an annual study. But ageism persists. Elizabeth Blair
Hear it again: Defying the odds, one patient at a time Seattle author and doctor Patricia Grayhall went to medical school in the early 1970s, when gender discrimination and homophobia were commonplace in the field. Grayhall was forced to hide her identity as a lesbian and she faced sexism from superiors and colleagues. Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz Noel Gasca Play AudioListen 12 mins
A new chapter for Seattle Chinese Post Around the country newspapers have seen a dip in print subscriptions. And now Seattle’s longtime Chinese language paper the Seattle Chinese Post has gone online along with the affiliated NW Asian Weekly. Both papers have been an important news source for the local Asian community for more than 40 years. In a minute, publisher Assunta Ng tells us about the paper’s history and how she’ll continue to connect to print subscribers. Patricia Murphy Jennie Cecil Moore Play AudioListen 12 mins
Can you afford to be on a jury for $10 a day? Not everyone can New legislation is aiming to increase jury diversity in the state's courts. That could mean people who participate in programs like WIC could make $125 for every day they serve. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
