CHAPTER 2

Inclusion Ground Hog Day: Stop Spinning Your Wheels

Why have we not yet solved the gender pay gap? Why are there not more women and People of Color on corporate boards? Why is there not more diversity within the ranks of the C-suite? Why have we not leveled the playing field or tapped into the creativity and innovation that diversity portends to offer?

There are different ways of looking at these questions. Either we know we have not made real progress, but are not sure what to do about it or we don’t realize we have a problem because we believe we are doing quite well with diversity and inclusion. After all, we are always talking about it. Or, we tell ourselves things are much better than they used to be. Or, we watch the news and ...

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