Diversity & Inclusion
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First Friday Forum features book discussion
Women in Science and Technology will discuss the book “What Works for Women at Work” by Joan Williams at it's First Friday Forum at noon on Aug. 5. Read More
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Argonne Recognized as a Top Anita Borg Institute Change Alliance Company
The Anita Borg Institute (ABI) recently named Argonne National Laboratory as one of its 2016 ABI Change Alliance companies. Argonne joins 59 other top-tier technology-oriented organizations that have made the important commitment to measure their technical workforce. The sixty 2016 ABI Change Alliance companies represent more than… Read More
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Pride and Physics: Experiences, Data and the Path Forward for LGBT Physicists
In celebration of Pride Month 2016, Argonne’s Spectrum Employee Resource Group, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, hosted physicist Elena Long on June 23, 2016, who spoke on “Pride and Physics: Experiences, Data and the Path Forward for LGBT Physicists.” Elena… Read More
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Worksheet Provides Tips on Bias Interrupters
Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law and Hastings Foundation Chair at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and founding director of WorkLife Law, recently spoke at Argonne about achieving diversity in the workplace. In her talk, Williams said research over the… Read More
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What is an inclusive leader?
Leading inclusively is about engaging people fully and tapping their unique ability in a way that allows them to contribute in the most productive and impactful way possible. This brief video from Linkage is a great introduction to what that really means. … Read More
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June is LGBT Pride Month
Pride Month grew out of commemorations of the 1969 Stonewall riots, which took place in Manhattan beginning on June 28, 1969. The riots are considered the catalyst for the LGBT civil rights movement in the United States. Read More
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Argonne's Hispanic-Latino Club Gives Back
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate student Elena Montoto (right) receives her Hispanic-Latino Club scholarship. The Hispanic-Latino Employee Resource Group at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory awarded $5,100 in scholarships to students from junior high to university levels this spring. This… Read More
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Achieving Diversity and Inclusion: An Evidence-based Approach
Traditional approaches to overcoming barriers to diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have largely failed to produce meaningful change. What’s needed is a paradigm shift: “Bias interrupters” are revolutionary tweaks to basic business systems (hiring, performance, evaluations, assignments, etc.) that can interrupt… Read More
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Climate Survey: Mission Support Findings
Argonne Director Peter Littlewood and Chief Operations Officer Paul Kearns will host a presentation of Climate Survey findings specific to Mission Support Friday, June 24, 2016, at 10 a.m. in the Building 402 Auditorium. The “What’s Next” survey, held in fall 2015, used… Read More
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Durham Receives 2016 WEPAN Industry Trailblazer Award
Lisa Durham The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) has awarded Lisa Durham, Argonne Leadership Institute director, with its 2016 Industry Trailblazer Award. The award recognizes and honors an employer, individual or group of employees in industry for enhancing and inspiring the… Read More