Tag: diversity
Biological Anthropology Points to Possible Reasons for Hair and Skin Tone Diversity
By Rachel Feltman & Jeffery DelViscio Rachel Feltman: Have you ever really thought about the hair that grows out of your head? I mean, I’m sure you’ve thought about your hair—in terms of which way to get it cut and how to get that one really wonky piece to behave itself—but have you ever considered…
“Diversity” Documents That Weren’t about DEI Were Purged from OSHA Websites
Health and Safety Agency Purged “Diversity” Documents, But They Weren’t about DEI OSHA webpages removed for containing the word “diversity” had no relation to gender or racial diversity By Ariel Wittenberg & E&E News Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an arm of the Labor Department, Washington D.C. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! CLIMATEWIRE…
Fact-checking Trump’s claims about diversity schemes and the Washington plane crash
In a news conference on Thursday, Trump said that under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden candidates with “severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities” could be hired as air traffic controllers (ATCs). He suggested, without offering any evidence, that this could be to blame for the crash. When challenged by reporters about why he thought this,…
Meta axes diversity programmes joining US corporate rollback
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is axing its diversity programmes, joining firms across corporate America that are rolling back initiatives criticised by conservatives, citing legal and political risks. The move comes just days after the tech giant, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it was ending a fact-checking programme criticised by President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans…