The Latest Breaking News from Diversity

Poll finds a majority of Britons would be comfortable with ethnic minority PM

The British Future poll found 26% of those asked were ‘positive’ about the prospect and 58% did not think a PM’s ethnicity was relevant.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Activision's controversial diversity tool was years in the making

An early architect had warned about turning diversity into "a numbers game."

Axios · May 16, 2022

Western Sydney’s time as a ‘stronghold’ for either major party is over, expert says

Diversity of opinions at the ballot box in western Sydney ‘defies prediction and conventional political logic’, report says

The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022

How tech rebooted economics and platforms broke the invisible hand

Growing evidence and new research explain the evolution of economic diversity and the need to rethink monopolies in the age of technology.

360info · May 16, 2022

Diversity of Asian Americans shatters the "model minority myth"

Their experiences in America are starkly different depending on their origins.

Axios · May 15, 2022

Diversity forges success of Cannes cinema workshop for budding filmmakers

Myanmar-born Taiwanese filmmaker Midi Z will be back in Cannes for this year's international film festival. No stranger to the Croisette, he will take up the role of mentor as he hosts two weeks of workshops aimed at helping young people from around the globe to reach their goals.

Radio France Internationale · May 15, 2022

Go with your gut: scientist Tim Spector on why food is not just fuel

The scientist has spent years studying how gut health relates not just to nutrition, but to all aspects of our everyday wellbeing. He explains why it really is what’s inside that counts

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022

I’m excited by the teal independents – but where’s the racial and ethnic diversity?

No one can seriously think the only people who care about climate change are white

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2022

Race and Gender Checks Coming to a Boardroom Near You

New York City pressures Wall Street banks to report "self-identified gender, race and/or ethnicity of individual directors."

Reason · May 13, 2022

Pink pigeons in Mauritius made a remarkable comeback from near-extinction – but are still losing genetic diversity

Back in the 1980s there were just ten or so pink pigeons left in the wild. Known to scientists as Nesoenas mayeri, the species is found only on Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island that was once home to the dodo. Like the dodo, the pink pigeon made an easy target…

The Conversation · May 13, 2022