Also Read | Inside the rumble in India’s coding jungleOffices across the country responded to this summer’s racial-justice protests after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day with an unprecedented wave of diversity and antiracism training.
Half a year later, workers of color are taking stock of the results.It’s a mixed bag. It’s clear by now that corporate diversity efforts require substantial follow-up, both in terms of interpersonal dynamics and in translating rhetoric into concrete policies.
Not all workplaces are up to the challenge.Several consultants in the diversity, equity and inclusion field say that summer 2020 was the busiest period of their careers to date.“This year has been a roller coaster," says.