Typical Diversity Award-Winning Efforts
Successful diversity efforts can provide individuals with a more defined career path, increase their commitment and encourage future generations of diverse individuals to pursue a career in the industry. Building awareness of individual differences also can enhance how people work together, improving productivity.
Nominations should describe results of initiatives and programs that encourage diversity.
- Celebration of representation of diverse groups in the workforce
- English as second-language instruction
- Fostering respect of groups in the minority in the workforce
- Hiring refugees and special-needs individuals
- Knowledge- and skill-building for specific groups
- Respectful work scheduling (holidays, flex time)
- Training to increase diversity awareness and attitude
Top honors in the 2024 diversity award category went to Sohn Linen, acknowledging their embrace of their community’s history of diversity and inclusion
Primary Dimensions of Diversity
Award-winning efforts in other industries have typically addressed various “primary dimensions of diversity” or personal physical qualities that individuals in each group cannot or usually do not change about themselves:
- Age
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Physical abilities/qualities
- Race
- Sexual orientation
Kortney Overzet of Spindle/Dober and TRSA's Joseph Ricci celebrate the company's award-winning TRSA DEI leadership
Secondary Dimensions of Diversity
Diversity programs may also address “secondary dimensions of diversity”, which individuals can change:
- Educational background
- Geographic location
- Income
- Marital status
- Military experience
- Parental status
- Religious beliefs
- Work experience
