List six possible companies and their cultural/diversity issues. For each possible company, write a paragraph about the company and their cultural/diversity issue. (apx 150 words each paragraphs)
Topic Requirements
- Choose a company that has or had a cultural/diversity issue.
- Pick a cultural/diversity issue that has publicly available data so that you can find enough references (minimum of five).
- Make sure you can articulate the cultural/diversity issue clearly.
Here are some examples:
- Walmart lack of females in leadership roles.
- Twitter, Apple, Google all have a lack of diversity (gender and race) in leadership roles. Other tech companies also have the same issues.
- Detroit Public Schools lack of funds and basic needs being met in schools.
- Flint Water Crisis issue was left ignored for too long, most likely would not have unfolded the same way if it happened in Birmingham.
- Abercrombie & Fitch lack of diversity in models, employees, and sizes.
- Various police departments where people of color have been shot by white officers.
- Coach store fired an employee after she gained weight.
- Hooters discriminates against women who do not meet a very strict appearance criterion.