Workplace Diversity

In search of an article on workplace diversity, it was surprising to come across an article that read; Over the past few years, such corporate giants as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., General Electric Co., Fannie Mae, Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. have pulled out all the stops to embrace diversity at every level of their organizations. Yet despite these efforts, only 11% of Fortune 500 companies have women on their boards, and a mere 4% have minority …

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