Women’s Equality in 2024: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
In 2024, the conversation around women's equality remains as critical as ever, with both strides and setbacks shaping the landscape....
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Elianne Van Slyke
- May 1
- 4 min
Exploring the Implications of Education Access
In an ideal world, education would be a fundamental right accessible to all, regardless of geographical location, socio-economic status,...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Bridging the Gap: Access to Sustainability
In recent years, the global conversation surrounding sustainability has gained significant momentum. From reducing carbon emissions to...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Empowering Young Women: Breaking Barriers in Corporate Leadership
February commemorates several significant days celebrating women: National Girls & Women in Sports Day (February 7th) and the...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Navigating the Workplace During an Election Year
Navigating the complex landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a leader presents unprecedented challenges in today's...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Oct 31, 2023
- 2 min
Behind REACH Cultural Stories
For over 45 years, REACH (Respecting Ethnic and Cultural Heritage), has provided education and training programs to organizations across...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Sep 7, 2023
- 5 min
Starting the School Year Practicing Cultural Consciousness
As students return to school filled with ideas, goals, and hopes for the new year, we must be aware of the complex changes that many...
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Onyeka Omose
- Jul 25, 2023
- 2 min
Affirmative Action in 2023
Affirmative action continues to be a topic of debate and legal challenge, with several supreme court rulings shaping its implementation....
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Jul 11, 2023
- 3 min
Understanding Intersectionality
What is Intersectionality As a society, we oftentimes pinpoint marginalized groups under one umbrella category of oppression. However, in...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Jun 7, 2023
- 2 min
Pride Yourself in Organization Inclusivity
The average American professional spends about 90,000 hours of their lives working. That’s roughly 13% of one’s entire life. With such a...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- May 15, 2023
- 2 min
Mental Health & DEI
Mental health affects us all differently and can be examined through various DEI lenses such as gender, race, orientation, socioeconomic...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Mar 30, 2023
- 3 min
How To Build a Diverse Network
Developing a professional network and learning how to expand our networks is essential to a prosperous career. But how often do we take...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Feb 22, 2023
- 5 min
Hair Discrimination
How you are treated based on your hair is a focal point for discrimination, or the lack thereof, and the appearance and properties of...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Jan 30, 2023
- 3 min
Cognitive DEI; Neurodiversity
Implementation of diversity in the workplace is often publicly perceived as intentional integration of genders, races, ethnicities, and...
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Elianne Van Slyke
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Practicing Inclusivity this Holiday Season
The holidays can be a joyous time for many people around the world. The holiday season is typically associated with spending time with...
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REACH
- May 3, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding and Acting on Microaggressions
What are Microaggressions? Microaggressions are actions of bias, discrimination, and ignorance that lead to exclusion. Microassaults are...
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REACH
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Encouraging Authenticity
“Be Yourself”, they say, to which we respond, “How?”. As we dive into discussion around Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and...
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REACH
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Benefits of Professional Development
Professional Development is the steps one takes to identify goals, learn new skills, and grow and succeed professionally. A focus on...
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REACH
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Elephant in the Room
Fundamentally defining DEI: Diversity = numerical representation. Hiring diverse groups of people. Equity= quite simple: Equal access and...
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REACH
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
What's In a Word?
As Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access initiatives are being implemented and acknowledged in the corporate setting with the...
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