Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is a key issue in modern business practices and has been viewed through various disciplinary lenses. In a corporate setting, managing DE&I involves acknowledging and valuing the diverse attributes that contribute to each employee’s unique identity. These attributes include not only demographic factors like gender, age, and race, but also … Continue reading The Key Role of Internal Communication for DEI in Italy
This blog is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Digital Media Research One of the most exciting things about the public relations discipline is that it is intricately linked to major technological innovations throughout history – from the early days of the railroad, to the development of the telephone, to … Continue reading Navigating the Intersection of AI, Public Relations & Race
This summary is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Deloitte analyzed board diversity in Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. The report identified changes in the number of board seats held by individuals in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups between 2020 and 2022. A census-level analysis of board directors from 92 … Continue reading How Diverse are Corporate Boards?
This blog is provided by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and was originally published by PRWeek. One year after George Floyd’s murder and on the eve of Juneteenth, both moments reflecting the brutality of racism and systemic inequity, we must challenge ourselves. Long before this turning point in our country’s history, we … Continue reading Having Urged Everyone Off the Sidelines, It’s Time We Heed Our Own Advice
This abstract is summarized by the IPR Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from the original journal article published in the Public Relations Inquiry. Summary Katie R. Place, Ph.D., studied how female public relations practitioners define gender and how gender plays a role in the public relations industry. Method In-depth interviews were conducted with 45 … Continue reading Binaries, Continuums, and Intersections: Women PR Professionals’ Understandings of Gender
This abstract is summarized by IPR from the original journal article published in the Public Relations Journal. Katie R. Place, Ph.D. explored digital, social, and mobile public relations efforts with low-income publics to best meet their complex and evolving dialogic engagement needs. The author conducted an exploratory, qualitative study consisting of 39 interviews of … Continue reading Exploring Digital, Social and Mobile Dialogic Engagement with Low-Income Publics