In response to the murder of George Floyd, a global pandemic and the “Great Resignation,” many businesses and nonprofit organizations pledged to try to diversify their leadership and be more inclusive in their employment practices.
But are employers acting any differently today than in the past in promoting racial and gender diversity and inclusion?
The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and Wade Hinton, a Chattanooga attorney and expert on diversity, equity and inclusion, hope to find out this fall, and in the process, spur a citywide effort to build a more inclusive community.
Hinton launched a Community Culture Index study on Thursday with an appeal to community leaders to participate in the study to determine what strides have been made in the past two years and what Chattanooga needs to do to be a more inviting and inclusive city to help fill the staffing needs at most businesses.
File photo / Wade Hinton“Two years ago, in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, organizations around the country and throughout our region made significant public commitments to inclusion,” Hinton said in a luncheon speech to the Chattanooga Rotary Club. “Now, we’ll determine if this is still a priority and what our community can do to make sustained progress.”