Tracking and Measuring Diversity is a Moving Target

While diversity and inclusion has increasingly topped the priority lists of corporations, corporate legal departments are calling upon their outside counsel to keep up with their expectations. But progress is a two-way street, and legal departments have their own room to grow.

August 12, 2021 at 06:26 PM

7 minute read

Diversity

By Heather Nevitt

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The Shift: Tracking and Measuring Diversity is a Moving Target

With every company in the midst of making workplace decisions right now, experts are quick to remind those decision makers about the impact remote work has had on diversity efforts. And tracking these numbers is being demanded by both internal and external stakeholders more than ever before.

Traditionally, gender and race have been the primary DE&I factors companies have tracked, but increasingly, organizations have been including LGBTQ lawyers, as well as disability status and veteran status, when measuring diversity. And some are even taking it a step further.