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Register for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion event with Ayana King
On March 17, 2021 by Jenna Kellerman
LeadingAge National is offering a virtual event, “Shared Learning: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion—A Way Forward,” with Ayana King on Tuesday, March 23 from noon – 2:30 p.m. CT. Register here!
This highly interactive event will explore tangible ways LeadingAge member organizations are embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and making inroads to impact change within the aging services community.
We all have a role (regardless of our role) in this work!
Share Your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Story with LeadingAge
On January 27, 2021 by LeadingAge
Featuring Susan Hildebrandt, VP of Workforce Initiatives at LeadingAge
There is still time to complete your survey! In 2021, LeadingAge National is helping provider members focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a key component of its recently adopted strategic plan. Over the next 3 years, LeadingAge aims to offer all member organizations the tools and resources they need to develop a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and this effort begins with you.
LeadingAge Launches DEI Survey
On January 20, 2021 by LeadingAge
Featuring Susan Hildebrandt, VP of Workforce Initiatives at LeadingAge
We need your help! In 2021, LeadingAge National is helping provider members focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a key component of its recently adopted strategic plan. Over the next 3 years, LeadingAge aims to offer all member organizations the tools and resources they need to develop a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and this effort begins with you.
Our Commitment to Positive and Lasting Social Change
On August 12, 2020 by Gayle Kvenvold
Leading Change. Changing Lives. That is more than our promise. It is our purpose. During our recent LeadingAge Minnesota Board of Directors meeting, we re-committed to positive and lasting social change through not only our words but our actions.
LGBTQ Individuals Get Protection on the Job, But Not for Healthcare
On June 16, 2020 by Jodi Boyne
The U.S. Supreme Court this week ruled that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation of transgender status. The ruling will affect LGBTQ workers across the country, because most states don’t provide protections from workplace discrimination. However, that decision followed a federal announcement stripping transgender health protections from the Affordable Care Act.