Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer

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D&I
Issue #355
30 Jul 2023

New analysis from employment data provider Live Data Technologies shows that chief diversity officers have been more vulnerable to layoffs than their human resources counterparts, experiencing 40% higher turnover. Their job searches are also taking longer. 

Diversity was - alongside with tech recruiter - one of the hottest jobs in the market 2 years ago but as we are beginning to understand, the world is spinning faster than any of us can really hope to keep up with. Big tech winter, focus on profitability, roll back of affirmative action in the US, and a discernible reaction against progressive politics means tougher times for the Chief Diversity Officer. What are your thoughts on this - worth a Brainfood Live to discuss? H/T to brainfooder Rob Dromgoole for the share in the online community